The issue of overseas chinese in korea" in the signing of the "treaty of amity between the republic of china and the republic of korea" (1952-1964)

After 1949, the Republic of China and the Republic of Korea sought mutual cooperation and amity on the basis of anti-communism. The two nations used terms such as "brotherly nations"and "strong alliance"to refer to the relation between them. Despite the continuous publicizing both within the nations and internationally, the anti-communist alliance of roc and rok did not run as smoothly as it seemed. In fact, the two nations have never entered into a treaty of military alliance. "Treaty of Amity between the Republic of China and the Republic of Korea", a treaty representing their amity, was not even signed until 1964. rok had rejected several times suggestions made by roc to sign a treaty of amity, mainly due to "the issue of overseas Chinese in Korea". In other words, "the issue of overseas Chinese in Korea"was the crucial obstacle to the signing of "Treaty of Amity between the Republic of China and the Republic of Korea". This article investigates the influences of the issue of overseas Chinese in Korea on the signing of "Treaty of Amity between the Republic of China and the Republic of Korea"and analyzes the reasons behind the focus of the Korean government on "the issue of overseas Chinese in Korea"and the contradiction of interests during the signing process. Through the signing of "Treaty of Amity between the Republic of China and the Republic of Korea", conflicts of interest between the two seemingly harmonious nations are revealed, indicating the complexity and pluralism aspect of the East Asian anti-communist allegiance.