| ID | 184755 |
| Title Proper | How History Wars Shape Foreign Policy |
| Other Title Information | an Ancient Kingdom and the Future of China–South Korea Relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Masui, Yasuki ; Gries, Peter ; Peter Gries |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Do history wars shape international affairs? If so, how and for whom? Taking the historical dispute between China and South Korea over the ancient Gaogouli/Goguryeo Kingdom as a case study, this article explores the individual-level psychological micro-foundations of history wars. A 2020 survey experiment in South Korea pit “ours” vs “theirs” Goguryeo imitation Wikipedia entries to explore their downstream consequences. It revealed direct, indirect, and conditional effects. Exposure to China's claim to the Kingdom undermined Korean pride, increasing dislike of China, and lessening desires to cooperate with it. Pre-existing levels of nationalism divided South Koreans in how angry they became after exposure the Wikipedia primes. That anger, however, only shaped the China policy preferences of those South Koreans who viewed the balance of military power with China favorably. Implications for ownership disputes over kimchi and other national possessions are also discussed, as are the implications of history wars for war and peace in twenty-first-century East Asia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of East Asian Studies Vol. 22, No.1; Mar 2022: p.1 - 21 |
| Journal Source | Journal of East Asian Studies Vol: 22 No 1 |
| Key Words | Nationalism ; Public Opinion ; National Territory ; Anger ; Foreign Policy ; China–South Korea Relations ; History Wars ; Collective Psychological Ownership ; Pride ; Goguryeo Kingdom |