The LEE Myong-bak administration suggested the vision for unification via three communities in order to move beyond mere management of the division and accomplish peaceful unification.
- The three communities refer to “a peace community, an economic community, and a national community”.
- Through the formation of these communities, the administration aims to achieve a stable, step-by-step, peaceful unification.

The administration has made various practical efforts to promote the Three Communities Initiative
- Promoting research for the initiative
- Establishing measures to calculate unification costs and to raise funds to help cover the costs
- Strengthening efforts to expand international cooperation

Particularly, as the new G2 structure emerges, close cooperation with China will be needed to achieve peaceful unification through the Three Communities Initiative.
Accordingly, the Research Council on Unification Policy provides a forum for in-depth discussions and invites eminent scholars to participate in order to present a vision of unification on the Korean peninsula and cooperation with China.

- Moderator
KIM, Taewoo (President, Korea Institute for National Unification)

- Presenter
CHUNG, Chong-Wook (former Ambassador, Korean Embassy in China / Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University)

- Discussants
KOO, Cheon Seo (Chairman, The Korea Future Foundation)
KIM, Myung Ho (Professor, Sungkonghoe University)
LEE, Seo Hyeng (Professor, The Academy of Korean Studies)
KIM, Tae Woo (President, Korea Institute for National Unification)
SONG, Jong-Guk (President, Science and Technology Policy Institute)
KIM, Dong-Wook (President, Korea Information Society Development Institute)
KIM, Tae-Wan (President, Korean Educational Development Institute)
LEE, Dong Phil (President, Korea Rural Economic Institute)
KIM, Yoo Hwan (President, Korea Legislation Research Institute)
Choe, Keum-Sook (President, Korean Women’s Development Institute)
PARK, Young-bum (President, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training)
LEE Jae Yeon (President, National Youth Policy Institute)

- Rapporteur
The Research Council on Unification Policy