Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations.

Toward the end of the book, Westad suggests that realpolitik is the reason why China is intent on protecting the North Korean regime, and he assails it for producing negative foreign perceptions of Chinese policy. A history of Choson Korea's relations with Ming and Qing China quickly follows the conceptual discussion. Odd Arne Westad's I Empire and Righteous Nation i elucidates the history of the relationship between China and Korea over the past six hundred years. [Extracted from the article]