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酒井 裕美 Hiromi Sakai開港期の朝鮮外交主体・統理交渉通商事務衙門の対内活動 ——甲申政変前の外交関連政策を中心に——
Domestic Diplomacy in Korea's Open Ports Period - A Study of Diplomatic Policy before the Kapshin - Jǒngbyǒn of 1884
2007年03月 発行
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[ Abstract ]
After the signing of the Japan Korea Treaty of Amity in February 1876, Joseon Dynasty of Korea was forced to reorganize full-scale of its external relations and the Korean Foreign Office established in December 1882 played an important role as an organization responsible for diplomacy and foreign affairs in the period of complicated international situation.
The main duties of the Korean Foreign Office were “foreign affairs,” therefore domestic activities conducted by the Korean Foreign Office within Korea have not been paid much attention so far. However, due to the fact that the domestic activities of the Korean Foreign Office often pertain to matters such as the backgrounds to pending issues as well as the process of development of such issues, it is possible to understand the foreign policies more structurally as well as in accordance with the actual situation when the international activities of the Korean Foreign Office are investigated.
Therefore, in this study, the development process of pending issues is investigated, in consideration of sources such as official documents exchanged between the Korean Foreign Office and local offices, with reference to the following 3 cases—unopened ports, restrictions concerning the activities of Japanese merchants, matters concerning compensation by silver--which illustrate the development process of the domestic activities of the Korean Foreign Office among the various pending diplomatic issues before the Gapsin Coup in 1884.
With regard to the result of the Study, it is available to reconfirm that the Qing Dynasty China and Japan’s pressure on Joseon Dynasty of Korea by China and Japan was quite coercive in terms of the above cases. However, at the same time, in this study, it is also clarified that the foreign policies by the Korean Foreign Office that responded to these issues were promoted in accordance with the organic liaison between the Foreign Office and local offices. The Korean Foreign Office gave necessary orders to the local offices, and the local offices executed and followed its directions. The Korean Foreign Office was able to conduct international negotiations as a premise of such domestic situation.