The International Development of ChinaSun, Yat-sen
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The International Development of China
Sun, Yat-sen
China -- Economic conditions -- 1912-1949; Railroads -- China
Now the war is ended and the sole market of these war supplies has
closed, let us hope, forever, for the good of humanity. So, from now
on we are concerned with the problem as to how a readjustment may be
brought about. What must be considered first is the reconstruction of
the various countries, and next the supply of comforts and luxuries
that will have to be resumed. We remember that one hundred and twenty
million dollars were spent every day on direct war supplies. Let us
then suppose that the two items mentioned will take up one half of this
sum, that is, sixty millions of dollars a day which will still leave us
a balance of sixty million dollars a day. Besides, the many millions
of soldiers who were once consumers will from now on become producers
again. Furthermore, the unification and nationalization of all the
industries, which I might call the Second Industrial Revolution, will
be more far-reaching than that of the first one in which Manual Labor
was displaced by Machinery. This second industrial revolution will
increase the productive power of man many times more than the first
one. Consequently, this unification and nationalization of industries
on account of the World War will further complicate the readjustment of
the post-war industries. Just imagine sixty million dollars a day or
twenty-one billions and nine hundred millions of dollars a year of new
trade created by the war suddenly have to stop when peace is concluded!
Where in this world can Europe and America look for a market to consume
this enormous saving from the war?
If the billions of dollars worth of war industries can find no place
in the post-bellum readjustment, then they will be a pure economic
waste. The result will not only disturb the economic condition of the
producing countries, but will also be a great loss to the world at
large.
All the commercial nations are looking to China as the only "dumping
ground" for their over-production. The pre-war condition of trade was
unfavorable to China. The balance of imports over exports was something
over one hundred million dollars gold annually. The market of China
under this condition could not expand much for soon after there will
be no more money or commodities left for exchanging goods with foreign
countries. Fortunately, the natural resources of China are great and
their proper development would create an unlimited market for the whole
world and would utilize the greater part, if not all of the billions of
dollars worth of war industries soon to be turned into peace industries.
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