[2013 외교아카데미:시니어]

에세이 콘테스트 (김서현 / 중1)

1. Are assange and snowden the betrayers of the century or protector of human rights and democracy against the supremecy of the superpowers? Elaborae on your own view.

Recently, Edward snowden, the former CIA official leaked U.S. government mass surveillance programs. When I first read the news about it. I was shocked. All of our information was supervised. I feel very thankful to snowden telling such a important issue to the world. I believe whistle-blower like snowden and Assange are protector of human rights and democracy. I’ll explain the reason why.

Whiste-blower let the world know,
No one think that U.S. government is supervising world’s information bfore Snowden’s word. No one couldn’t think of it. It is the whistle-blower that make world notice that the U.S. government was suing superpowers in unpropriate way, that the U.S. government was violating basic human rights. Thanks to whistle blower, world could criticize and try to protect country’s security, Each country reinforce the security and try much harder to protect their citizen’s human right. If there were no whistle-blower, this kinds of action couldn’t be done. Whistle-blower contribute to protect not their country’s benefit got by immoral way, but world’s human right and democracy.

Noticing the problem is the first step of fixing the problem. Whistle-blower’s job is to tell what is the problem.(Problem like immoral and illegal pursue of benefits). So, they’re not betrayer. But, the protector of human right and democracy.

2. Please list the pending diplomatic issues between Korea and China, and between Korea and Japan, and Present your advice for Korea on each issues.

Korea, Japan, China. These three countries have been always cooperate, but at the same time, compete. We, as 3 countries, have grown all together during the process of competition. Our relationship is quite important. Now, we have some diplomatic issues to be solved.

Between Korea and Japan, historical and territorial issues are the biggest point. Japan keep denying that they treat Korea in terrible way during world war 2. They deny that they made a group of women called “wianbu”. They were sexually abused. Because of historical issue there are territorial disputes like Dokdo. To solve this problem, I believe south Korea should deal more with education in Korea and strong claim to international society. Not only claim to Japan, but to international society is necessary. Make the world believe us, persuade them. When the world’s recognization change, Japan would admit their history.

Between Korea and China, the strategy of dealing with North Korea is the biggest problem. China tend to support the North Korea and help to solve North Korea’s problem even in problems about military, while South Korea doesn’t. I believe we need to cling our side because the truth that North Korea is biggest enemy never change. But in case of problem which we can cooperate with China and solve it more efficiently we should make a talk, such as the nuclear problem.

Korea, Japan, China our relationship is really important Korea must solve diplomatic issues between 3 countries and keep fair peaceful relationship.