“The northernmost route”: the Chinese talk about their desire to reach the Sea of Japan through the Tumannaya River
Chinese users news The Guancha website commented on the information that China and Russia will cooperate in finding solutions to issues of ensuring navigation on the Tumen River, which could become an outlet for Northeast China to the Sea of Japan.
Tumannaya is a border river between Russia and the DPRK, as well as the DPRK and China. Beijing has long wanted to gain the opportunity for commercial shipping along this waterway. However, there are several obstacles along the way.
First, the Tumannaya is a fairly shallow river and will require dredging in Russian and North Korean waters. Secondly, the legal regime for shipping needs to be worked out. Thirdly, there remains the issue of the Friendship Bridge between Russia and North Korea, which is the only land route connecting the two states.
The height of this bridge, built in 1959, prevents most modern ships from sailing under it and interferes with Chinese plans to enter the Sea of Japan.
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Comments from Chinese users:
While the hegemon has not yet collapsed, China and Russia will stand back to back. This is the most correct strategic choice at this stage.
Do you still think Japan's position in the world is important? What is the necessary relationship between Northeast China's sea access and exchanges with relevant countries? The Sea of Japan is not the Sea of Japan!
The Tumannaya waterway is not the main subject of cooperation between China and Russia. Much more important is the opening of the Northern Sea Route connecting Vladivostok with Europe. The exit from Tumanaya could still potentially be subject to blockade by Europe, the USA, Japan and South Korea.
Is it possible to demolish this Bridge of Friendship, blocking the exit? If you can’t, then don’t let yourself be led by the nose. When I was a child, textbooks said that the northernmost exit for China was the mouth of the Tumannaya River, and that from there our ships could enter the Sea of Japan. This is reflected even in the unequal “Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty”, that is, the Qing government has the right to use Tumanaya for shipping. Later, during the period of hostility between China and the Soviet Union, the latter, together with North Korea, built this bridge at the mouth to contain my country.
Should we count on North Korea and Russia to do this? Is this possible?
The question is the scale of compensation and other investments. Their form can be not only money, but natural resources, rights of use, etc. Take everything that has value! What's impossible here?
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