Abstract
Ⅰ. Introduction…1
Ⅱ. The Second Term Obama Administration’s Foreign Policy…7
1. Obama Administration’s Foreign Policy
2. Obama Administration’s East Asia Policy: Pivot to Asia
Ⅲ. The Sino-American Relationship and U.S. Foreign Policy…23
1. First Term Obama Administration’s Policy towards China
2. Economic Interdependence between the United States and China·
3. Military Competition between the United States and China
4. Conclusion
Ⅳ. The Second Term Obama Administration’s Policy towards the Korean Peninsula and the U.S.-ROK Alliance…41
1. Prospects and Tasks of the U.S.-ROK Alliance
2. U.S.-ROK Alliance and China
3. Conclusion
Ⅴ. Policy towards North Korea: Continuity or Change…59
1. The First Term Obama Administration’s Policy towards North Korea
2. Foreign Policy toward the North in the Second Term Obama Administration
3. South Korea-United States Cooperation on North Korean Issues
4. Conclusion
Ⅵ. Conclusion…83
Bibliography…89