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
The industrial development of China should be carried out along two
lines: (1) by private enterprise and (2) by national undertaking. All
matters that can be and are better carried out by private enterprise
should be left to private hands which should be encouraged and fully
protected by liberal laws. And in order to facilitate the industrial
development by private enterprise in China, the hitherto suicidal
internal taxes must be abolished, the cumbersome currency must be
reformed, the various kinds of official obstacles must be removed, and
transportation facilities must be provided. All matters that cannot
be taken up by private concerns and those that possess monopolistic
character should be taken up as national undertakings. It is for
this latter line of development that we are here endeavoring to
deal with. In this national undertaking, foreign capital have to be
invited, foreign experts and organizers have to be enlisted, and
gigantic methods have to be adopted. The property thus created will be
state owned and will be managed for the benefit of the whole nation.
During the construction and the operation of each of these national
undertakings, before its capital and interest are fully repaid, it
will be managed and supervised by foreign experts under Chinese
employment. As one of their obligations, these foreign experts have
to undertake the training of Chinese assistants to take their places
in the future. When the capital and interest of each undertaking are
paid off, the Chinese Government will have the option to employ either
foreigners or Chinese to manage the concern as it thinks fit.
Before entering into the details of this International development
scheme, four principles have to be considered:
(1) The most remunerative field must be selected in order to
attract foreign capital.
(2) The most urgent needs of the nation must be met.
(3) The lines of least resistance must be followed.
(4) The most suitable positions must be chosen.
In conformity with the above principles, I formulate PROGRAM I as
follows:
I. The construction of a great Northern Port on the Gulf of
Pechili.
II. The building of a system of railways from the Great
Northern Port to the Northwestern extremity of China.
III. The Colonization of Mongolia and Sinkiang (Chinese
Turkestan).
IV. The construction of canals to connect the inland waterway
systems of North and Central China with the Great Northern
Port.
V. The development of the Iron and Coal fields in Shansi and
the construction of an Iron and Steel Works.
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