Chang-Hoon Shin, Author at Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Maritime Security Outlook 2015: Republic of Korea

By Chang-Hoon Shin | December 23, 2014 | Categories: Republic of Korea, Year in Review

On July 3, 2014, the President of China, Xi Jinping, made a historic visit to Seoul. It holds significance because this was the first time a Chinese President has visited Seoul before traveling to Pyongyang. Moreover, the Joint Statement released as an outcome of the summit between President Xi and President Park Geun-hye, includes some […]

South Korea’s Inevitable Expansion of its ADIZ

By Chang-Hoon Shin | December 8, 2014 | Categories: ADIZ, Republic of Korea

In November 2013, China established an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea. As a result of this action, the South Korean public became alerted to two significant issues that had previously been unintentionally ignored. The first was the recognition of the strategic value of a part of the East China Sea, […]