A Study on the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Korea in the First Half of the 20th Century
The purpose of this study is to review the historical context of the birth of Chinese Commerce Organization and Chinese merchants formed in the process of moving to and settling in each city of Joseon. The establishment of the early Chinese commercial organizations was constituted in the process of establishing the Chinese diplomatic office in Korea(Zhu Han Zhong Guo Gong Guan and forming the Concession(Zu Jie centering on major open ports. The Chinese commercial organizations were not only autonomous, but also performed administrative affairs on the basis of the power entrusted by the Chinese diplomatic office in Korea. For the convenience of communication, the office was established in the Concession by the Chinese Legation in Korea (Zhu Han Shi Guan as a way to give permanent lease on land to the Chinese organizations. Since each city had regionality, the establishment time and name of the early commercial organizations, and the remodeling and establishment into the Chinese Chamber of Commerce had a somewhat different process. Although the names varied somewhat by region, they are generally similar types of the Chinese commercial organizations. Since then, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has been established on the basis of the existing Chinese commercial organizations. A key factor in the process of changing to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was that the Chinese government gave it a legal basis. It was in Seoul that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was first organized based on the Chinese government"s laws, and then the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, which had a common name and organization in other regions, was established.