North Korea and Confucianism

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been at the center of political discussion for many years and has done extensive research on its political power, international standing, foreign policy and other issues. However, North Korea is not only a communist hermit kingdom created by the Soviet Army during the Korean War, it is also a traditional Confucian Country with many fundamental similarities with neighboring countries. In addition, the same Confucianism played an important role in establishing the North Korea regime.

Finally, in North Korea, the tradition of Confucianism is still strong. This country has never experienced democracy until the Soviet influence period from the Korean dynasty to the Korean empire, the occupation of Japan, and the current system. Although it is impossible to confirm this reliably, this historical background may contribute to strengthening personal control. First, as North Korea is half of the divided nation, the relationship with the rival, South Korea, often plays a decisive role in the various situations it faces. Unlike East Germany and West Germany, North Korea and Korea are directly engaged in wars, so the level of mutual distrust and discretion is very high and North Korea is a hotbed of anti-American nationalism and anti-Korean sentiment.

When I was teaching English in Korea in 2013, North Korea started to threaten South Korea and the United States with a series of more amicable remarks even to North Korea. On the second day when North Korean leader Kim Jung-Eun announced that two North Korean states are in "war state", I entered the classroom, and students entered the classroom, and students went to Bukan (Korean in Korean) I found talking about the United Nations. "He is a pig," one girl said. Other children agreed

After dividing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), they used different words to represent North Korea. In 1948, North Korea adopted the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a new legal title and adopted the DPRK (Korea Democratic People's Democratic Union). In the wider world, the government dominates the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, so it is officially called North Korea to distinguish it from the Korean Peninsula, which is known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.