An Attempt at Analyzing the Cross and Triangular Divided Relations among the Four Regimes in China and the Korean Peninsula after World War II

The year 2012 marked the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of Korea (ROK). The ROK was founded in August 1948, 14 months before the founding of the PRC. In 1949, the ROK established diplomatic relations with the then government of China, the Republic of China (ROC).