Welcome to the Sejong Institute.

Welcome to the Sejong Institute.


Seong-Hyon LeeDepartment : Department of Unification Strategy StudiesContact : 031-750-7535Position : Director, the Center for Chinese Studies; Director, Department of Unification Strategy StudiesE-Mail : sunnybbsfs@gmail.com

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Degree and Work Experience


Lee Seong-hyon, Ph.D.



Director, Center for Chinese Studies

Director, Department of Unification Strategy

Sejong Institute

sunnybbsfs@gmail.com



韓國 世宗研究所 李成賢 博士

統一戰略研究室 室長

中國研究中心 主任





Lee Seong-hyon, Ph.D., is Director, Center for Chinese Studies; and Director, Department of Unification Strategy at Sejong Institute in Seoul. His recent publications include "The U.S.-China conflict and leaderless international order" (Quarterly Diplomacy, Oct., 2017. In Korean); “Why Did We Get China Wrong? Reconsidering the Popular Narrative: China will abandon North Korea,” International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, 2016, vol.25, no.1, pp. 65-93; “Chinese Scholarly Perspectives on Contemporary Sino–South Korean Relations,“ Journal of Korean Studies, Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 2016, pp. 265-275; “Historical Perspective on China's 'Tipping Point' with North Korea,” Asian Perspective 42 (2018), 33–60. In addition, he authored numerous policy briefings on national security and foreign policy of South Korea.



He is a graduate from Grinnell College, Harvard University, and Tsinghua University (Ph.D. in political communication and global communication). He was the 2013-14 Pantech Fellow of Stanford University. Currently he is also Senior Research Fellow (nonresident) at the Center for Korean Peninsula Studies at Peking University.



He gave lectures and talks at Harvard Kennedy School, Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Seoul National University, Korea Economic Institute in Washington D.C., among others. His comments and columns appeared at CNN, BBC, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, The Korea Times, CCTV, Phoenix TV, among others.


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이성현 박사

세종연구소 통일전략연구실장 및 중국연구센터장.



미국 그리넬대학에서 학사, 미국 하버드대학에서 석사, 그리고 중국 칭화대학에서 박사학위(정치커뮤니케이션)를 받았다. 스탠포드대학교 아태연구소 팬텍펠로우 (Pantech Fellow, 2013-2014)​를 거쳐 현재 베이징대학교 한반도연구센터 시니어리서치펠로우 (nonresident)​ 北京大學 韓半島研究中心 高級研究員​이기도 하다.



최근 세가지 논문으로 (1) “Why Did We Get China Wrong? Reconsidering the Popular Narrative: China will abandon North Korea.” International Journal of Korean Unification Studies (KCI), 2016, vol.25, no.1, pp. 65-93; (2) “Chinese Scholarly Perspectives on Contemporary Sino–South Korean Relations.“ Journal of Korean Studies, Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 2016, pp. 265-275 (SSCI). With Qiang Yong.; (3) “Historical Perspective on China's 'Tipping Point' with North Korea”, Asian Perspective (SSCI) 42 (2018), 33–60. with Dongggil Kim 이 있다. 최근 한국어 논문으로는 “미중갈등과 ‘리더십 부재’의 국제질서” (계간 외교, 제123호, 2017.10)가 있다.



그의 칼럼과 코멘트는 CNN, BBC, 뉴욕타임스, 월스트리트저널, 워싱턴포스트, 파이낸셜타임스, 재팬타임스, 중앙일보 중앙선데이 등에 실렸다. 하버드대 케네디스쿨, 스탠포드대, 유펜 (University of Pennsylvania), 서울대, 워싱턴 한미경제연구소 등에서 강연과 발표를 했다.



Publications
“Historical Perspective on China's 'Tipping Point' with North Korea." With Kim Donggil. Asian Perspective (SSCI), volume 42, number 1 (Jan.-Mar 2018).
http://journals.rienner.com/doi/abs/10.5555/0258-9184-42.1.33?code=lrpi-site​

[정세와정책 2017-08] 북중 '혈맹' 논란을 계기로 살펴본 현재의 북중 관계
https://goo.gl/dH8ijz
[세종논평 No. 355] ‘레드 라인’을 넘어 ‘레드 존’에 들어선 북핵
http://www.sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3882

[세종논평 No. 354] 문재인 대통령이 직면한 외교환경과 사드 문제http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3859

Moon Jae-in’s Foreign Policy & Roh Moo-hyun’s Shadow. 2017.
Asan Institute for Policy Studies.
http://www.theasanforum.org/moon-jae-ins-foreign-policy-roh-moo-hyuns-shadow/

China's THAAD retaliation and South Korea's response.
[세종논평 No. 341] 중국의 사드 보복과 한국 신정부의 대응 방안. 2017.
http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3746


Trump-Xi summit assessment. 2017.
[세종정책브리핑 2017-08] 트럼프-시진핑 정상회담 평가: 한국의 시각
http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=3&seq=3727

[세종논평 No. 336] 사드배치 관련 한국의 對중국 커뮤니케이션 고찰 2017
THAAD and South Korea-China strategic communication issues.
http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3697

북중관계 주류 담론에 대한 대안적 고찰' 2017
Scrutinizing the popular narrative on China-North Korea relations
http://1drv.ms/b/s!As-ARIWgGEM0eg6hzIZId8iUiRY

[세종정책브리핑 2017-03] 트럼프 행정부의 동아시아 정책과 한미관계
Trump administration’s policy on East Asia and Korea-U.S. Relations
http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=3&seq=3646

[세종논평 No. 334] 트럼프 시대 미중(美中)관계가 북중(北中)관계에 주는 함의
goo.gl/d9Ch2R​


[정책브리핑2016-31] 중국의 ‘여론전(輿論戰)’과 언론의 역할 평가: 한국의 사드 배치 결정을 중심으로
http://goo.gl/mSq2rK


Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2016). With Qian Yong. "Chinese Scholarly Perspectives on Contemporary Sino–South Korean Relations." (SSCI). Journal of Korean Studies.中国学界对当代中韩关系的若干看法. Vol.21, No.1, Spring. pp. 265-275.
http://1drv.ms/b/s!As-ARIWgGEM0ebF6fz09rFgdWbI
http://muse.jhu.edu/article/618855

“미국 전문가들의 한반도 상황과 동아시아 정세 인식.” 정책브리링. 세종연구소. No. 2016-20 (2016.08.22)
http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=3&seq=3403

LEE, Seong-Hyon (2016). Why Did We Get China Wrong? Reconsidering the Popular Narrative: China will abandon North Korea. International Journal of Korean Unification Studies, 2016, vol.25, no.1, pp. 65-93. (KCI)
http://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/ci/sereArticleSearch/ciSereArtiView.kci?sereArticleSearchBean.artiId=ART002101436



리수용 방중과 북중관계의 지정학적 관성 세종논평 7 June 2016

http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3296

LEE, Seong-Hyon, with Linda Jakobson. (2016). North East Asia Eyes the Arctic. Chapter in: The New Arctic Governance (edited by Linda Jakobson and Neil Melvin). Oxford University Press.



LEE, Seong-Hyon (2016). Japan-South Korea relations: history and present. Book chapter. To be published in 2016 by Routledge.



Lee, Seong-Hyon (2016) with Qian Yong. Chinese Scholarly Perspectives on Contemporary Sino-South Korean Relations, Journal of Korean Studies (Accepted).

중국의 평화협정 제안 동기와 미중관계에 대한 고찰 세종논평 21 March 2016

http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3137





‘꽌시’와‘실용주의’프레임으로 본 한·중 관계. 정세와 정책. March 2016.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=344318A0854480CF!114&authkey=!AOjKm4gaexSuVd0&ithint=file%2cpdf



‘中대사 사드발언’과 한국의 대응전략: 중국 외교에 있어서의 ‘非외교적’ 발언 사례가 주는 함의. 세종논평. 25 February 2016.

http://sejong.org/boad/bd_news/1/egoread.php?bd=1&seq=3105



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2015). The policy orientation of Xi Jinping’s China and South Korea’s response. 이성현. 중국 시진핑 체제의 성격과 한국의 대응. 현안과 정책 제67호, [Korean]. http://www.kcgg.org/publications/issues.php?sno=0&group=basic&code=B10&category=&&abmode=view&no=956&bsort=&bfsort=



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2014). The Korean Angle on Crimean Fallout: America’s Perception Gap. The National Bureau of Asian Research. Retrieved from http://www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=423.



시진핑의 "모순의 정치", 성균관대학교 성균중국연구소, <성균차이나브리프> 1권 4호. 2013 pp.132-136



북핵 3차 실험에 대한 중국의 시각. 성균관대학교 성균중국연구소, <성균차이나브리프> 1권 3호. 2013 pp.97-103

弱连接”发挥“强”作用——从“阿拉伯之春”看新媒体的政治传播能力. 李成贤. 新闻记者, 2013. 2. (CSSCI)

http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-XWJZ201303020.htm



中韩两个舆论场的比较. Comparative analysis of the ‘public opinion fields’ in China and the Republic of Korea. Nanfang Media Research, (8). [In Chinese].南方传媒研究38

http://www.nfmedia.com/cmzj/cmyj/jdzt/201212/t20121205_358676.htm



Lee, Seong-Hyon (2013) with Linda Jakobson. The North East Asian States' Interests in the Arctic. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Retrieved from https://www.sipri.org/publications/2013/north-east-asian-states-interests-arctic-and-possible-cooperation-kingdom-denmark​





Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2013). Firm Warning, Light Consequences: China’s DPRK Policy Upholds Status Quo. China Brief, 13(23). http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=41668&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=688&no_cache=1#.U-qztYBdWsg



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2013). Will China's soft-power strategy on South Korea succeed? The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). Retrieved from

http://csis.org/publication/pacnet-23-will-chinas-soft-power-strategy-south-korea-succeed



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2013). When ‘weak tie’ produces ‘strong tie’ results: the political communication capability of new media during the ‘Arab Spring.’ Journalism Review, 3, 67-71. [In Chinese] CSSCI.



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2013). Chinese Perspective on North Korea and Korean Unification. On Korea [The Korea Economic Institute Academic Paper Series], 6, 49-68. Retrieved from http://www.keia.org/sites/default/files/publications/kei_onkorea_2013_sunny_seong-hyon_lee.pdf



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2012). The Eagle Versus the Dragon. [Review of the book A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia]. Korea Review, 2(2), 160-163.



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2012). A new paradigm in thinking about soft power: the case of the Korean song “Gangnam Style.” Xinwen Zhanxian, 12. [In Chinese] CSSCI.



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2012). In-depth interview survey: the perspectives of foreign journalists in China on their reporting environment. Zhongguo Jizhe, 11. (CSSCI). [In Chinese]



Lee, Seong-Hyon (2012). The institutional protection system for journalists in South Korea. Zhongguo Jizhe (8). (CSSCI). [In Chinese]



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2011). China’s North Korean Foreign Policy Decoded. Yale Global Online.

Retrieved from http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/chinas-north-korean-foreign-policy-decoded



Lee, Seong-Hyon. (2011). The case of ‘public advocacy journalism’ in South Korea. Nanfang Media Research (8). [In Chinese]





Columns & Commentaries


Will new sanctions on North Korea have an impact? Arirang TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpeVvyyQfE4


[차이나 인사이트] 중국은 북한과 혈맹 아님을 행동으로 보여라 / 중앙일보
http://news.joins.com/article/21824093?cloc=joongang


Nordkorea har skjutit upp ny robot – landade i japanska vatten
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/nordkorea-har-skjutit-upp-ny-robot


Is it time to accept a nuclear-armed Pyongyang? Straits Times.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/is-it-time-to-accept-a-nuclear-armed-pyongyang


[Arirang Special] Achievements of South Korea-U.S. Summit _ Full Episode / Arirang TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZWq5xQYf4


South Korean leader forced to harden stance after North's latest ICBM test / Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korean-leader-forced-to-harden-stance-after-norths-latest-icbm-test

Are N. Korea and China still allies? / The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/08/674_234395.html​

N. Korea crosses red line, now into red zone / The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/07/674_233612.html

Moon Jae-in's foreign policy challenge​ / The Korea Times.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/07/638_232799.html

China, South Korea likely to hold talks at G20 amid strained ties over missile shield, says diplomat / South China Morning Post
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2100192/china-south-korea-likely-hold-talks-g20-amid-strained

Moon's bigger challenge in Washington / The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/06/638_232028.html


Moon's public diplomacy / The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/06/638_231144.html


Envoy, THAAD and Korea-China relations under Moon Jae-in / CSIS
https://www.csis.org/analysis/pacnet-43-envoy-thaad-and-korea-china-relations-under-moon-jae


Washington Post on Moon / The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/05/638_229471.html


Best way for Trump to persuade China to up the pressure on North Korea / The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/05/674_228697.html

이해찬 특사 자리 배치는 ‘의도된’ 의전상 결례다. 중앙일보-네이버 차이나랩. 22 May 2017

http://blog.naver.com/china_lab/221011284691



分析│朝鲜时隔一周又射导 欲破文在寅外交合围. 【财新】.​ 22 May 2017.
http://international.caixin.com/2017-05-22/101093193.html

Washington Post on Moon. 문재인과 워싱턴포스트. ​华盛顿邮报和文在寅​. The Korea Times. 17 May 2017.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/05/638_229471.html



North Korea Fires New Type of Ballistic Missile With Longer Range. Wall Street Journal. 14 May 2017.

www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-possible-ballistic-missile-south-korean-news-agency-reports-1494713029



대선 이후, 한-중 협력과 대북정책 전망. NK News. 13 May 2017.

http://kr.nknews.org/%EB%8C%80%EC%84%A0-%EC%9D%B4%ED%9B%84-%ED%95%9C-%EC%A4%91-%ED%98%91%EB%A0%A5%EA%B3%BC-%EB%8C%80%EB%B6%81%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85-%EC%A0%84%EB%A7%9D/

Post-election, how can Beijing and Seoul cooperate on North Korea? NK News. 12 May 2017.

http://www.nknews.org/2017/05/post-election-how-can-beijing-and-seoul-cooperate-on-north-korea/?c=1494677840154&utm_content=buffer44e92&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer


文在寅主政后“萨德”将重议 半岛局势牵引大国博弈. 【财新】. ​9 May 2017.

http://international.caixin.com/2017-05-09/101088338.html


弹劾风暴后选出新总统 韩国改革何往民意期待深. 【财新】. 9 May 2017.
http://international.caixin.com/2017-05-09/101088345.html

Best way for Trump to persuade China to up the pressure on North Korea. The Korea Times. 2 May 2017.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/05/674_228697.html



미중관계 전문가, “트럼프 말, 미국에서 먼저 검증된 뒤 반응해도 늦지 않아” Sputnik (Russia). 28 April 2017.
http://kr.sputniknews.com/opinion/201704282284374-%EB%AF%B8%EC%A4%91%EA%B4%80%EA%B3%84-%EC%A0%84%EB%AC%B8%EA%B0%80-%ED%8A%B8%EB%9F%BC%ED%94%84-%EB%A7%90/

South Korean presidential candidates’ stances on Diplomacy and security. Arirang TV. 13 April 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd7BBJvXk0g&index=1&list=PLWdVPk7xgPCDyWnnv2IfwYu1ggCNgsLVI

Trump's 'without-China' approach on North Korea. The Korea Times. 4 April 2017
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/04/674_226952.html

Why Moon is likely 'bad moon' for China. The Korea Times. 21 Mar 2017
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/03/638_226115.html

[차이나 인사이트] 겅솽(耿爽·중국 외교부 대변인)은 왜 누구나 아는 한한령(限韓令·한류 규제 명령)을 들은 적 없다 하나
중앙일보
http://news.joins.com/article/21347889?cloc=joongang|home|newslist1big#none

China's THAAD strategy 中国对韩国的萨德战略
The Korea Times. 7 Mar 2017.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/03/638_225243.html

“Understanding China's behavioral dynamics on N. Korea.”
The Korea Times. 21 Feb 2017.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/02/674_224409.html


“Political crisis in South Korea leaves ‘comfort women’ deal in limbo.”
South China Morning Post. 18 Feb 2017.
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2072028/political-crisis-south-korea-leaves-comfort-women-deal-limbo


“Thaad's the question for South's next govt.”
Straits Times (Singapore). 15 Feb 2017.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/thaads-the-question-for-souths-next-govt

South Korea, US call urgent UN meeting over North's missile test. ABC (Australia)​. 13 Feb 2017
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-13/south-korea,-us-call-urgent-un-meeting-over/8267238

Xi's 'signal diplomacy' with Trump. The Korea Times. 7 Feb 2017
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2017/02/674_223429.html

China-N. Korea ties under Trump. 特朗普時代的中朝關係 The Korea Times. 24 Jan 2017
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/01/674_222682.html​

Outlook for Situation in North Korea in 2017. Arirang TV. 11 Jan 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJFVertfo10

Taiwan's public diplomacy. The Korea Times. 10 Jan 2017.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2017/01/674_221772.html

Outlook 2017 East Asia: S. Korea in need of leader who can heal nation. Straits Times (Singapore). 27 Dec 2016.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/s-korea-in-need-of-leader-who-can-heal-nation


Chinese journalism 101: seeking truth, not fact The Korea Times 27 Dec 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/12/674_220959.html​

Xi, Trump and South China Sea The Korea Times 14 December 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/12/198_220119.html​

Early presidential polls in S. Korea likely 3 December 2016 The Straits Times (Singapore)
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/early-presidential-polls-in-s-korea-likely

US-China relations under Trump The Korea Times 29 November 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/11/198_219160.html


[CSF 중국전문가포럼] 트럼프 당선과 미중관계(美中关系) 전망
http://csf.kiep.go.kr/issueInfo/M002000000/view.do?searchCategory&articleId=20643&page&searchKey&searchString


Beijing, Seoul's different readings on Trump The Korea Times 15 November 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/11/198_218248.html


Xi's 'strategic patience' with Kim Jong-un The Korea Times 1 November 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/11/198_217309.html


萨德”未必拦得住，朝鲜如继续核试验美国会动武吗？澎湃. 13 October 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1542535​

THAAD, ginseng and art of negotiation. 萨德、人参、谈判的艺术 The Korea Times. 4 October 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/10/197_215327.html​

美国对朝核问题的“内心戏”：继续“忍”还是默认其核地位？澎湃[In Chinese] (The psychology of the American unwillingness to enter into negotiations with North Korea.) 22 September 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1532527


A China that doesn't analyze Korea. 一个对韩国不加分析的中国 The Korea Times. 21 September 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/09/197_214360.html​

Xi's strategic 'face game' with Park. The Korea Times. 6 September 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/09/197_213578.html​

Future of China-NK relations the Korea Times 9 August 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/08/197_211500.html


N. Korean missile lands in Japan waters The Straits Times 4 August 2016
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/n-korean-missile-lands-in-japan-waters


Security experts say Asian allies of U.S. prefer Clinton over Trump Kyodo News Agency 29 July 2016
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/29/world/politics-diplomacy-world/security-experts-say-asian-allies-u-s-prefer-clinton-trump/


China-N. Korea defense treaty The Korea Times 26 July 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/07/197_210355.html


Beijing can't risk pushing Seoul closer to US The Global Times 12 July 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/993840.shtml


THAAD and Korean images of China 12 July 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/07/197_209218.html


Koreans' knowledge of China The Korea Times 28 June 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/06/198_208094.html


Will Xi Jinping invite Kim Jong-un? The Korea Times 14 June 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/06/197_206977.html


China's ultimate concern is US, not NK The Korea Times 31 May 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/05/197_205963.html


Rethinking optimism in Sino-U.S. ties The Korea Times 17 May 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/05/197_204923.html

朝鲜改革开放？勿抱太大希望 Financial Times Chinese edition. 16 May 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001067547


China-NK relations and information asymmetry The Korea Times 3 May 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/05/197_203944.html

Art of sanctioning North Korea The Korea Times 19 April 2016
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/04/197_202930.html

解决朝核危机是全球的责任 Financial Times Chinese edition 16 April 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001067121

从“萨德”报道看韩中媒体差异 Financial Times Chinese edition. 28 March 2016​
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001066830

Why China proposed N. Korea peace treaty The Korea Times 18 March 2016

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/03/116_200703.html


China and the NK disease. The Korea Times. 8 March 2016.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/03/197_199904.html



Worrying about war. The Korea Times. 23 February 2016.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/02/197_198721.html



What does North Korea mean to China? The Korea Times. 15 February 2016.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/02/197_197983.html



What New Approach Should the U.S. and China Take to North Korea? ChinaFile. 9 February 2016

http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-new-approach-should-us-and-china-take-north-korea



Why Xi Jinping didn't answer Park's call? The Korea Times. 2 February 2016.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2016/02/197_197434.html



When it comes to North Korea, the US should stop pointing fingers and act. South China Morning Post. 19 January 2016.

http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1902328/when-it-comes-north-korea-us-should-stop-pointing-fingers



China-North Korea relations and "envoy politics”. The Korea Times. 8 October 2015.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2015/10/197_188251.html



Time to hit the reset button on Tokyo-Seoul relations. Japan Times. 16 June 2015.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/16/commentary/japan-commentary/time-to-hit-the-reset-button-on-tokyo-seoul-relations-2/



중국 특색의 사회주의 언론의 특징과 속성. 국가미래연구원. 9 December 2014.

http://m.blog.naver.com/statefuture/220205070966



미국 의도 잘 읽는 한국. 중국 의도도 잘 읽고 있을까? 국가미래연구원. 5 November 2014.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=344318A0854480CF!117&authkey=!AOCO0yfmprjXDFc&ithint=file%2cpdf



[써니 리의 중국 엿보기] 윈도 비스타와 한국의 중국외교. 중앙SUNDAY. 13 July 2014.

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=004&oid=353&aid=0000019355



중국공산당의 지식인 길들이기 중앙SUNDAY. 1 June 2014.

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=004&oid=353&aid=0000018884



[써니 리의 중국 엿보기] 중국 대북정책의 ‘티핑 포인트’. 중앙SUNDAY. 12 May 2014.

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=004&oid=353&aid=0000018655



[써니 리의 중국 엿보기] 미·중 속 못 읽는 한국 언론들. 중앙SUNDAY. 16 February 2014

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=004&oid=353&aid=0000017725



张成泽事件中被忽略的关键词“首领制”

凤凰评论. 2013.12.20.第76期 总第76期

http://news.ifeng.com/opinion/wangping/zhangchengze/



장성택 없는 북·중 관계

중앙일보 <중앙SUNDAY>. 2013.12.15

http://sunday.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=32471



张成泽事件后的朝鲜内外政策

2013.12.13. Financial Times Chinese edition

http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053911



北 고민거리 대미 공공외교. 중앙일보 <중앙SUNDAY>

2013.11.24

http://sunday.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=32239



美国为何不再热衷于六方会谈

2013.11.7. Financial Times Chinese edition

http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053327



‘일본 때리기’ 한·중 다른 셈법

2013.10.13. 중앙일보 <중앙SUNDAY>

http://sunday.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=31779



중국 예외론

2013.9.22. 중앙일보 <중앙SUNDAY>

http://sunday.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=31537



外国人眼中的中国和朝鲜

2013.8.5. Financial Times Chinese edition

http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051782



李源潮赴朝满足中韩朝需要 安排费神而微妙

2013.7.30.大公网.

http://news.takungpao.com/world/exclusive/2013-07/1796317.html



韩亚航空空难解释背后的“文明冲突”

凤凰评论. 2013.07.16 总第25期

http://news.ifeng.com/opinion/wangping/hanyahangkongkongnan/



中国应抓住时机 赢得韩国女总统的心

2013.6.27.大公网

http://news.takungpao.com/world/exclusive/2013-06/1717329.html



朝鲜观察：金正恩特使访华的真实目的与秘闻

2013.5.27.大公网

http://news.takungpao.com/world/exclusive/2013-05/1636101.html



中国“纵容”朝鲜的后果

2013.2.27

Financial Times Chinese edition

http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001049137



韩国女总统将如何观察中国

2013.1.15.《小康》2013年第01期

http://xkzz.chinaxiaokang.com/xkzz3/1.asp?id=6387



“鸟叔”反美 中国可以学到什么

大公网 2013.1.6

http://news.takungpao.com/world/roll/2013-01/1369227.html



美国大选评论之四：朝核问题为何被美忽略？

2012.11.1 大公网

http://www.takungpao.com/world/content/2012-11/01/content_1330626.htm



Interests and Expertise연구 관심: 미중관계, 북중관계, 미디어와 외교, 소셜미디어와 공공외교, 통제된 사회에서 소셜미디어의 역할, 미디어 리터러시, 정치커뮤니케이션, 국제커뮤니케이션, 전략커뮤니케이션
관심 지역: 중국, 미국, 북한, 대만, 동남아시아

Research Interests: Press and Foreign Policy, Media and Diplomacy, the Role of Social Media in Controlled States, International Communication, Political Communication

Regions: China, the United States, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, ASEAN

List of Publications






Policy > Colloquium : Tenth Colloquium for 2018 – China’s Nuclear Strategy in the Era of Xi Jinping





2018.06.11 Monday Seong-Hyon Lee

On May 29, the Sejong Institute held the 10th Colloquium for 2018 on China’s nuclear strategy in the Era of Xi Jinping. Moderated by Dr. Seong-chang Cheong, the colloquium fe...




Academic Events > Domestic Conferences : Sejong Institute Special Session at the Korean Association of Middle Eastern Studies Spring Academic Conference for 2018





2018.05.05 Saturday Seong-Hyon Lee, Jee-Kwang Park

On April 28, Saturday, the Sejong Institute held a special session within the Spring Academic Conference of the Korean Association of Middle Eastern Studies for 2018. Chaired by...




Publication > Sejong Policy Books : THAAD Deployment and ROK-China Relations





2018.03.21 Wednesday Seong-Hyon Lee, Jae hung Chung , Choo Jaewoo, Lee Dong Min

​ The ROK-China relations fell from grace to nadir last year. As the Park Geun-hye administration decided to install THAAD anti-missile system on South Korean soil on July...




Issue > Sejong Commentary : Why Is Beijing Silent on the ‘Bloody Nose’ Strategy?





2018.02.21 Wednesday Seong-Hyon Lee

Why Is Beijing Silent on the ‘Bloody Nose’ Strategy? No. 2018-11 (February 20, 2018) Lee Seong-hyon (Research Fellow, the Sejong Institute) seonghyon.le...




Issue > Policy Briefings : [Policy Briefing 2017-35] ROK-China Summit: Evaluation and Outlook





2017.12.22 Friday Jae hung Chung, Seong-Hyon Lee , Choo Jaewoo, Lee Dong-min






Policy > Sejong Policy Forum : 2017 6th Sejong Policy Forum





2017.09.30 Saturday Jaehung Chung, Seong-Hyon Lee , Choo Jaewoo, Lee Dong Min

On Tuesday, September 26, the Sejong Institute held the 6th Sejong Policy Forum of 2017 on the topic of “ROK-China Relations after the THAAD Deployment: Challenges and Outloo...




Issue > Current Issues and Policies : Current Issues and Policies 2017-10





2017.09.30 Saturday Hyun-ik Hong, Jee-kwang Park, Seong-Hyon Lee , Park Won-gon, Kwon Tae Whan






Issue > Sejong Commentary : [Sejong Commentary No. 2017-41] UN General Assembly’s ‘Hard Power’ Lesson to South Korea





2017.09.25 Monday Seong-Hyon Lee






Academic Events > Seminar : Meeting with Foreign Journalists on Korean Peninsula Issues