Chapter 1222 Northeast Asia Summit

In 2004, North Korea's export trade with China reached 8 billion yuan, a record high, and China is North Korea's largest trading partner.

Among them, hair products exports reached 4.8 billion yuan, accounting for 60%.

China's exports to North Korea, excluding aid, are about 8-8.5 billion yuan per year.

It's not that the North Korean market is small. After all, North Korea has a population of about 24 million, and the market is not small.

It's that North Korea has no money!

The settlement currency of both sides is RMB, and North Korea does not have so much foreign exchange reserves.

In bilateral trade, North Korea's prices will be lower, but it does not mean that North Korea will owe a large amount of debt. At most, it will owe a little every year.

The economic integration of Northeast Asia is actually to expand the market. When everyone develops, the market will also become larger.

In the entire Northeast Asia, after China, the largest market is Japan. Japan's current total economic output is about 3 trillion US dollars, South Korea is about 100 billion US dollars, and North Korea is about 10 billion US dollars.

Although Ryukyu has been independent for only a few years, its total economic output is higher than that of North Korea.

Although Ryukyu has no industry, its fishery is very developed. It can export a large amount of seafood to China and Japan every year, and then the service industry. Since Ryukyu became an independent country, it has announced the legalization of gambling, which has attracted many people to travel to Ryukyu. In addition, the unique marine scenery also attracts a large number of tourists to travel and vacation.

Although Ryukyu has a population of only more than one million, it was listed as a developed country last year.

In early April, the first Northeast Asia Summit was successfully held in Shenyang.

The theme of this summit is: Peace and Development!

It goes without saying that it is to discuss regional peace and regional development in Northeast Asia.

Politicians, scholars, and business representatives from various countries gathered in Shenyang.

The benefits of Northeast Asian integration are naturally self-evident.

If it can be achieved, then the integration of Northeast Asia and the scale of the entire regional economy will surpass the North American Free Trade Area and the European Union and become the world's largest regional economy.

Even with China as the core, Northeast Asian integration, ASEAN + 1 integration, South Asian 14 + 1 integration, and Central Asian 5 + 1 integration, then the total regional economic volume will far exceed the North American Free Trade Area and the European Union.

The population involved will be more than 2 billion.

The entire region is not lacking in energy, industry, etc.

Even from a military perspective, it is the most powerful!

The business opportunities contained here are naturally self-evident.

Although this road is destined to be full of thorns and not easy to walk, as long as there is an opportunity, it is worth working hard.

Among them, Ryukyu is the most active.

This year, the US military bases in Ryukyu will be complete, and the US military will withdraw at that time.

The population of Ryukyu is only more than one million, and the armed forces are still under construction, mainly relying on the protection of major powers.

For Japan, Ryukyu is quite vigilant.

Even now, there are still a large number of people in Japan who are eyeing Ryukyu and want to swallow it again.

The size of South Korea and Japan can be described as a behemoth for Ryukyu, but at the same time, South Korea and Japan are also tiny compared to major powers.

There is no need to say more. As long as it is released, relying solely on the gambling industry, Ryukyu is enough to become the richest region in the world.

In this regard, Macau can be used as a reference.

Moreover, Ryukyu is now a transit point for trade in Northeast Asia, and many ships will stop and replenish at Ryukyu's ports.

North Korea and South Korea are showing signs of easing.

The two sides no longer regard each other as enemies, nor do they talk about unification, but for the first time, brother countries have emerged.

For North Korea, North Korea also needs good external conditions to provide opportunities for its internal development.

North Korea is not friendly in terms of terrain. The main plains are Pyongyang Plain and Sunan Plain. The Pyongyang Plain covers an area of ​​950 square kilometers, and Sunan covers an area of ​​190 square kilometers. The area of ​​the two plains is only 1,140 square kilometers, accounting for only about one percent of North Korea's land area.

This also makes North Korea's agricultural development unsatisfactory. Coupled with the lack of fertilizers, North Korea's grain production is not even enough to feed the entire population of North Korea.

South Korea is currently engaged in export-intensive industries, mainly exporting to Europe and the United States, and part of it to China, but the product competitiveness is relatively limited. South Korea's agricultural production is limited, so many of South Korea's grain, vegetables, and meat have to be imported from China. South Korea's grain, vegetables, and meat are relatively expensive.

The top ten chaebols almost monopolize the entire South Korea. Others have no chance to stand out, and almost no companies can emerge from the top ten chaebols.

South Korea sent troops to participate in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, in addition to the United States, the highest command of the South Korean army is in the hands of Americans. Another important reason is that South Korea hopes to take this opportunity to expand exports to the United States and obtain some oil fields and natural gas in Iraq.

If Northeast Asia can be integrated and the entire market can be opened to South Korea, South Korea will inevitably be able to eat more markets, thereby further developing the South Korean economy.

South Korea is an export-oriented economy and is very dependent on exports.

In recent years, oil prices have risen, and South Korea's economy seems weak. After all, rising oil and natural gas prices will inevitably lead to rising production costs, and the cost of living will also rise.

For Russia, this is naturally beneficial to Russia. The most obvious thing is that Russia can export more energy, more mineral resources, timber, food, etc.

For Russia, the most important thing is Europe, because Russia has always considered itself a member of Europe. The second is Asia, because China is an extremely important energy export destination for Russia, and is also an important export destination for Russia's minerals, timber, and food. China is Russia's largest trading country, and the trade volume between the two sides has repeatedly set new highs. This growth is higher than the trade between Russia and Europe.

The economies of the two countries are highly complementary.

However, Russia's geopolitical considerations also make Russia always full of worries.

Russia's Far East, Outer Mongolia, and the five Stan countries in Central Asia are all things that Russia has to consider.

But as the saying goes, the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit!

Faced with the strength of the United States, Russia has to compromise on some issues and reach a consensus on some aspects.

The multipolar world pattern is also what Russia is seeking.

For Russia, the best choice is to restore the territory of the Soviet era, which is the only choice for Russia to become the world hegemon.

But it is easy to separate, but it is not so easy to reunite.

The two sides can no longer even maintain the CIS form.

Although the two sides are not in harmony, they will eventually become enemies.

Although Russia is stronger, it has to consider external factors.

The times are different after all! (End of this chapter)