근대 조선의 ‘탈중화’와 지역의식의 재구성

Abstract

In 1876, when Chosun was opened by Japan. It was revealed that the three countries of Korea, China and Japan had different understanding about Chosun-Qing Relation, Tributary and Investiture. Japan tried to make it clear that Chosun was independent country from Qing by using a word ‘independent state’ at the Chosun-Japan Treaty. Chosun wanted to maintain a ’formal’ subordinate relationship with Qing, but was able to use its own independent diplomacy . But Qing tried to actualize that Chosun was Qing’s subject country. However, this unclear relationship ended with when Japan won and Qing lost at the Sino-Japanese War. And in 1899, by the Korean empire and Qing signing at the Korea-Qing Commercial Treaty, de-sinocentralism were composed at the political meaning and medieval regional consciousness. The intellectuals developed the moves that the movement to de-sinocetralism in terms of culture and consciousness. Based on the discourse of civilization, Qing style was rejected and denied almost without exceptions. Furthermore the China’s things were thought as barbaric. Also they seemed attitude that they denies with the confucianism too. Especially The Independent become equaled Qing same with barbarism that is insufficient civilization which Western has, and foolishness, dirty, and lack of interest for country. The reason why the intellectuals of Chosun made Qing as the barbarian country was they thought that deleting the relationship between Qing which blocked the Chosun’s independence traditionally would announce that Chosun is independent country and make Chosun rich and strong. It was for showing that China was no longer the center of the culture anymore and it was just a local like other countries in East Asia. And in the process, it was defined the role of the Chosun state in that it should stand as an independent country.