Journal paper

Issue No.	No. 71
Title	Foreign Settlements in Seoul and Korea’s Land Use Policy towards Foreigners: On Chinese Settlements in Korea, 1882-1905
Author	Chin, En-mei
Page	69-118
Abstract	The China-Korea Treaty of 1882 granted Chinese merchants the right to conduct real estate translations within Seoul. Chinese nationals thus became the first group of foreigners to receive such a privilege in Korea, which among other things allowed them to purchase real estate, rent properties, and set up storehouses. In addition, the Chinese were given permission to establish foreign settlements within Seoul. Japanese and European nationals would soon demand, and receive, similar concessions. 　　The number of foreigners residing within Seoul skyrocketed, and the Korean government took steps to prevent further increases. With the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, the government announced that foreigners would not be allowed to conduct real estate transactions, or to reside, outside of Seoul proper. As to foreigners within the city limits of Seoul, the rights already given to them would be allowed to stand. In 1906, after Korea became a protectorate of Japan, the Japanese government used its executive power to abolish all restrictions placed on foreigners living in Korea. 　　In the context of these events, this paper examines Korean attitudes and policies toward foreign land ownership during the turn of the twentieth
Keyword	Chinese settlements in Seoul, the China-Korea Treaty of 1882, land ownership by foreigners in Korea, Japanese protectorate in Korea
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