The International Development of China
by Yat-sen Sun
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This book presents a rough sketch of Dr. Yat-sen Sun’s (1866-1925) requirements for modernizing China and elaborates on Sun’s desire for the then China to implement a sweeping wave of economic reconstruction and development reforms concerning its railroads and highways, river conservancy and irrigation, new ports and modern cities, by absorbing international capital coming to China. In the preface to this book, first published in 1922, Yat-sen Sun posits, “Unless the Chinese question can be settled peacefully, another world war greater and more terrible than the one just past will be inevitabl...
Chapters (477)
- The International Development of China
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- MAPS
- The International Development of China
- THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA A Project to Assist the Readjustment of Post-Bellum Industries
- PROGRAM I
- PART I The Great Northern Port
- PART II The Northwestern Railway System
- PART III The Colonization of Mongolia and Sinkiang
- PART IV The Construction of Canals to connect the Inland Waterway Systems of North and Central China with the Great Northern Port
- PART V The Development of the Iron and Coal Fields in Chili and Shansi, and the Construction of Iron and Steel Works
- PROGRAM II
- PART I The Great Eastern Port
- The Projected Port
- Shanghai as the Great Eastern Port
- PART II The Regulating of the Yangtze River
- a. Regulating of the Estuary from Deep-water Line Up to the Junction of Whangpoo
- b. From Whangpoo Junction to Kiangyin
- c. From Kiangyin to Wuhu
- d. From Wuhu to Tungliu
- e. From Tungliu to Wusueh
- f. From Wusueh to Hankow
- PART III The Construction of River Ports
- a. Chinkiang and North Side
- b. Nanking and Pukow
- c. Wuhu
- d. Anking and South Side
- e. The Poyang Port
- f. Wuhan
- PART IV The Improvement of the Existing Waterways and Canals
- a. The Grand Canal
- b. The Hweiho
- c. The Kiangnan Waterway System
- d. The Poyang Waterway System
- e. The Han River
- f. The Tungting System
- g. The Upper Yangtze
- PART V The Establishment of Large Cement Works
- PROGRAM III
- PART I The Improvement of Canton as a World Port
- PART II The Improvement of the Waterway System of Canton
- a. The Canton Delta
- b. The West River
- c. The North River
- d. The East River
- PART III The Construction of the Southwestern Railway System of China
- a. The Canton-Chungking Line via Hunan
- b. The Canton-Chungking Line via Hunan and Kweichow
- c. The Canton-Chengtu Line via Kweilin and Luchow
- d. The Canton-Chengtu Line via Wuchow and Suifu
- e. The Canton-Yunnanfu-Tali-Tengyueh Line
- f. The Canton-Szemao Line
- g. The Canton-Yamchow Line
- PART IV The Construction of Coast Ports and Fishing Harbors
- a. Yingkow
- b. Haichow
- c. Foochow
- d. Yamchow
- a. Hulutao
- b. The Hoangho Port
- c. Chefoo
- d. Ningpo
- e. Wenchow
- f. Amoy
- g. Swatow
- h. Tienpak
- i. Hoihou
- Fishing Harbors
- PART V The Establishment of Shipbuilding Yards
- PROGRAM IV.
- PART I The Central Railway System
- a. The Great Eastern Port-Tarbogotai Line
- b. The Great Eastern Port-Urga Line
- c. The Great Eastern Port-Uliassutai Line
- d. The Nanking-Loyang Line
- e. The Nanking-Hankow Line
- f. The Sian-Tatung Line
- g. The Sian-Ninghsia Line
- h. The Sian-Hankow Line
- i. The Sian-Chungking Line
- j. The Lanchow-Chungking Line
- k. The Ansichow-Iden line
- l. The Chochiang-Koria Line
- m. The Great Northern Port-Hami Line
- n. The Great Northern Port-Sian Line
- o. The Great Northern Port-Hankow Line
- p. The Hoangho Port-Hankow Line
- q. The Chefoo-Hankow Line
- r. The Haichow-Tsinan Line
- s. The Haichow-Hankow Line
- t. The Haichow-Nanking Line
- u. The Sinyangkang-Hankow Line
- v. The Luszekang-Nanking Line
- w. The Coast Line
- x. The Hwoshan-Wuhu-Soochow-Kashing Line
- PART II The Southeastern Railway System
- a. The Great Eastern Port-Chungking Line
- b. The Great Eastern Port-Canton Line
- c. The Foochow-Chinkiang Line
- d. The Foochow-Wuchang Line
- e. The Foochow-Kweilin Line
- f. The Wenchow-Shenchow Line
- g. The Amoy-Kienchang Line
- h. The Amoy-Canton Line
- i. The Swatow-Changteh Line
- j. The Nanking-Siuchow Line
- k. The Nanking-Kaying Line
- l. The Coast Line Between the Great Eastern and the Great Southern Ports
- m. The Kienchang-Yuanchow Line
- PART III The Northeastern Railway System
- a. The Tungchin-Hulutao Line
- b. The Tungchin-Great Northern Port Line
- c. The Tungchin-Dolon Nor Line
- d. The Tungchin-Kerulen Line
- e. The Tungchin-Moho Line
- f. The Tungchin-Korfen Line
- g. The Tungchin-Yaoho Line
- h. The Tungchin-Yenchi Line
- i. The Tungchin-Changpeh Line
- j. The Hulutao-Jehol-Peking Line
- k. The Hulutao-Kerulen Line
- l. The Hulutao-Hailar Line
- m. The Hulutao-Antung Line
- n. The Moho-Suiyuan Line
- o. The Huma-Chilalin or Shihwei Line
- p. The Ussuri-Tumen-Yalu-Coast Line
- q. The Linkiang-Dolon Nor Line
- r. The Chikatobo-Sansing or Ilan Line
- s. The Sansing or Ilan-Kirin Line
- t. The Kirin-Dolon Nor Line
- PART IV The Extension of the Northwestern Railway System
- a. The Dolon Nor-Kiakata Line
- b. The Kalgan-Urga-Tannu Ola Line
- c. The Suiyuan-Uliassutai-Kobdo Line
- d. The Tsingpien-Tannu Ola Line
- e. The Suchow-Kobdo Line
- f. The Northwestern Frontier Line
- g. The Tihwa or Urumochi-Ulankom Line
- h. The Gaskhiun-Tannu Ola Line
- i. The Uliassutai-Kiakata Line
- j. The Chensi or Barkul-Urga Line
- k. The Suchow-Urga Line
- l. The Desert Junction-Kerulen Line
- m. The Khobor-Kerulen-Chikatobo Line
- n. The Wuyuan-Taonan Line
- o. The Wuyuan-Dolon Nor Line
- p. The Yenki-Ili Line
- q. The Ili-Hotien Line
- r. The Chensi-Kashgar Line and Its Branches
- PART V The Highland Railway System
- a. The Lhasa-Lanchow Line
- b. The Lhasa-Chengtu Line
- c. The Lhasa-Tali-Cheli Line
- d. The Lhasa-Taklongshong Line
- e. The Lhasa-Yatung Line
- f. The Lhasa-Laichiyaling Line and Branches
- g. The Lhasa-Nohho Line
- h. The Lhasa-Iden Line
- i. The Lanchow-Chochiang Line
- j. The Chengtu-Dzunsasak Line
- k. The Ningyuan-Cherchen Line
- l. The Chengtu-Menkong Line
- m. The Chengtu-Yuankiang Line
- n. The Suifu-Tali Line
- o. The Suifu-Mengting Line
- p. The Iden-Gartok Line
- PART VI The Establishment of Locomotive and Car Factories
- PROGRAM V
- PART I The Food Industry
- a. The Production of Food
- b. The Storage and Transportation of Food
- c. The Preparation and Preservation of Food
- d. The Distribution and Exportation of Food
- PART II The Clothing Industry
- a. The Silk Industry
- b. The Linen Industry
- c. The Cotton Industry
- d. The Woolen Industry
- e. The Leather Industry
- f. The Manufacturing of Clothing Machinery
- PART III The Housing Industry
- a. The Production and Transportation of Building Materials
- b. The Construction of Houses
- c. The Manufacturing of Furniture
- d. The Supply of Household Utilities
- PART IV The Motoring Industry
- PART V The Printing Industry
- PROGRAM VI The Mining Industry
- PART I The Mining of Iron
- PART II The Mining of Coal
- PART III The Mining of Oil
- PART IV The Mining of Copper
- PART V The Working of Some Particular Mines
- PART VI The Manufacture of Mining Machinery
- PART VII The Establishment of Smelting Plants
- CONCLUSION
- APPENDIX I Preliminary Agreement Providing for the Financing and Construction of the Railway from Canton to Chungking with Extension to Lanchow
- ARTICLE I
- ARTICLE II
- ARTICLE III
- ARTICLE IV
- ARTICLE V
- ARTICLE VI
- ARTICLE VII
- ARTICLE VIII
- ARTICLE IX
- ARTICLE X
- ARTICLE XI
- ARTICLE XII
- ARTICLE XIII
- ARTICLE XIV
- ARTICLE XV
- ARTICLE XVI
- ARTICLE XVII
- ARTICLE XVIII
- ARTICLE XIX
- APPENDIX II
- APPENDIX III
- APPENDIX IV
- APPENDIX V
- APPENDIX VI
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