森 万佑子

This article discusses the envoys sent by the Korean government to China between 1883 and 1894, called Jujin-Daiwon 駐津大員(1883-1886) and Jujin-Dokuli 駐津督理(1886-1894), and attempts to shed light on the character and activities of the former. The research to date has discussed the envoys in the context of the international treaty system, often ignoring the tributary status of Korea under Chinese sovereignty. This article focuses on this tributary-sovereign relationship by reexamining Jujin-Daiwon. Jujin-Daiwon was created by Regulations for Maritime and Overland Trade between Chinese and Korean Subjects signed in 1882, but his actual purpose was not as clearly delineated as those of the Qing Dynasty's Commissioner of Trade 商務委員. In fact, the Daiwon's duties were a mere extension of the Korean yeonseonsa 領選使 (envoy supervising selected trainees) to Tientsin along the lines of the tributary norms. Based on an analysis of two meetings between the Daiwon and Li Hungchang, the Qing Dynasty's top negotiator in Korean affairs, the author argues that the purpose of the Daiwon was 1) to consult with the Chinese on a wide range of subjects dealing with domestic and foreign affairs, including trade issues, 2) not limited to protecting Korean's interests in Tientsin in the manner of a modern consulate general and 3) not intended to be permanent residence, but rather a series of visits. The author concludes that the activities of the Jujin-Daiwon closely resembled and expanded those of yeonseonsa who were dispatched based on tradition tributary-sovereign relations between China and Korea.

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