KIM Seung-young <br/><br/>
Russo-Japanese rivalry over Korean buffer at the beginning of the 20th century and its implications / 
Seung-young Kim. 
 -  2005 
<br/><br/> Examines the Russo-Japanese rivalry over Korea from 1895 to the outbreak of  war in 1904. Considers how and why diplomatic efforts to reach agreement on spheres of influence or to guarantee neutrality for Korea failed. The paper concludes by considering the implications of this historical episode for the Korean peninsula at the start of the 21st century. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>KOREA--HISTORY<br/>RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904-1905