| Gyorin | |
| Hangul | 교린 정책 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 交隣政策 |
| Revised Romanization | gyorin jeongchaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | kyorin chŏngch'aek |
Gyorin (lit. "neighborly relations") was a neo-Confucian term developed in Joseon Korea. The term was intended to identify and characterize a diplomatic policy which establishes and maintains amicable relations with neighboring states. It was construed and understood in tandem with a corollary term, which was the sadae or "serving the great" policy towards Imperial China.[1]
Confucian learning contributed in the formation of gyorin and sadae as ritual, conceptual and normative frameworks for construing interactions and political decision-making.[2]