Essay - The Economic Development of China and Korea Background China and...

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA AND KOREA

BACKGROUND

China and Korea, not exactly highly developed countries, but carry a mystique about them that intrigues everyone in the United States. Two countries, on the verge of emerg*****g into their full economic potential, is at the present time, attracting plenty of media attention. Was *****ir ***** bankruptcy influenced by the attack on America? The purpose of th***** essay is to discuss ***** compare the differences and similarities ***** ***** two countries, including educati*****, culture, religion, traditions, way of living ***** his*****ry, and emphasizing the economic development of these two fascinating countries.

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Korea had its beginning, about two thousand years ago, when two nations were in a battle, creating a sm*****ll independent population area, which we now know it today as the nation, Korea. Korea actually evolved spontaneously, with no planning or organization. Although Korea developed it's own identity and uniqueness, it is ***** envy of many outside *****, wishing to possess ***** control the country.

Korea's history has been largely beyond *****s control. Asia and the West have

***** in the Far East for centuries, and whe*****r intended or *****t, Korea has always stood in military *****terests. More than any other East Asian nation, the strong have envied ***** not only for its rich natural treasures, but for what it represents: An ***** Gateway to Japan and ***** Pacific, a bridgehead ***** China, Central Asia, and Russian Siberia" (Caraway, William, 3/2001).

***** isolated, but the center ***** attention, Korea is a determined nation to stay strong, and keep it's unique individuality ***** identity, uninfluenced by ***** many would be dominators.

To this day, Korea is still struggling to find its ***** way among completing inter*****al political, economic, and military interest. It is a nation with a clear sense of national *****, a strong sense of fatalism, a historically justified fear that its fate has rarely been it *****s own hands, and a stubborn determination to shape its ***** destiny" (Williams, 3/2001).

The ***** of ***** was some***** different from ***** of Korea. Korea's existence resulted because of a *****, but China's existence emerged due ***** ***** issues ***** the empire.

Confrontation ***** ***** empire, ***** a severe lack of availability ***** land space created a secluded ***** of Chinese society, which *****re forced to be independent and self-reliant, ***** explains the unusual independence ***** ***** experiences *****. Although China had a weak military and government, the ability to survive on it's own, without trading with any other nation, ***** true power and undeniable strength loudly speaks out for *****elf. The country started ***** ***** about 300 million Chinese citizens.

Just like the Korean nation, China too, struggles to keep its identity and *****, with conflict ***** ***** ***** surrounding nations. Other nations ***** *****en intimidated by China's strength and stability to st***** on its own as an independent nati*****. Every nation w*****ts to feel needed and depended upon for economic, financial and educational reasons. China proved its efficiency to ***** on