What are the advantages of China's geographical position in the world?

As a big country with one fifth of the world's population and the largest land area in Asia and the third in the world, what are the geographical advantages of China?

military superiority

China's geographical position can be said to be unique. Although the traditional factors such as topography and environment can be ignored in modern warfare, from the perspective of traditional warfare alone, China's geographical position and topography can be regarded as a typical example that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

China's east and south sides are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. If it is not a country with very strong maritime power, it is basically unable to cross the Pacific Ocean and land on the beach to invade China. Therefore, in ancient times, even in modern history, China's investment in coastal defense was far less than that in defending northern nomads. Generally speaking, the southeast coastal areas have always been very calm, and they have not suffered too many foreign invasions. At best, they are just guarding against pirates from Japan.

in the west and north of China, almost all of them are surrounded by mountains, which are the largest in the world? The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is composed of Himalayan mountains, almost defends the western part of China. Even in modern times, almost no country can attack China on a large scale through the complex terrain of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The mountains in the northwest of China, such as Kunlun Mountain and Tianshan Mountain, have become an important barrier to defend the northern part of China like an umbrella, which makes our country surrounded by natural hazards to rely on.

So in history, except for the nomadic people in Mobei and Northeast China, almost no external forces can pose a threat to our country, and these nomadic people have gradually merged with the Central Plains people in the long river of history and gradually become a part of the Chinese nation. In addition to external defense, at home, China also has many natural hazards and favorable military terrain. Ma Pingchuan, one of the three northeastern provinces, is very suitable for large-scale corps to fight, and the Great Wall defense line, which is built in accordance with risks and stretches across Wan Li, is a powerful rear area for providing supplies and rest for the troops outside the customs. The ingenious combination of inside and outside the customs constitutes a powerful terrain for foreign operations and supplies in Northeast China.

in p>1931, Japan launched a war of aggression against northeast China. It was not until 1937 that the Sino-Japanese war broke out in an all-round way. The main reason why Japan never dared to launch an all-round attack on China in the six years between now is that the Great Wall defense line and the terrain in North China are really beneficial to China. If it does not have certain advantages, Japan does not dare to launch an attack rashly.

To the south of North China, which is equipped with the Great Wall defense line, is the natural barrier of the Yellow River. As long as bridges are blocked and fortifications are built along the river, the enemy can't cross the Yellow River without absolute superior firepower. Therefore, many powerful nomads in history have also stopped when they hit the north bank of the Yellow River.

in addition, in the west and northwest of China, there are Sichuan, which is known as "the land of abundance", and Yili, Xinjiang, which is "the south of the Great Wall", as the last foothold and rear area.

Sichuan, with its vast mountains and dense jungles stretching for thousands of miles, and its fertile land and extremely high grain output, can completely close itself to the outside world and fight a protracted war with foreign enemies.

On the other hand, Ili relies on the Tianshan Mountains and Himalayan Mountains as a barrier, and the Taklimakan Sand in the east is separated from the Hexi Corridor called "Hell Gate", which basically avoids the threats from the east, south and north. As long as these places are fortified according to risks, they can completely resist the enemy dozens of times.

Throughout history, it is because of these geographical conditions that our country is superior in topography. Compared with countries such as West Asia and Europe, where there is almost no danger to defend, the number of times our country was invaded by foreign military forces in ancient times can be regarded as very few.

On the economic level

Maritime trade has been an important factor in a country's economic development since ancient times, and China's coastline stretching for 18, kilometers also ensures that China fully possesses this key element of economic development.

Through the South China Sea and Beibu Gulf, China can trade with Southeast Asia and South Asia without hindrance, while through the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Bohai Sea, China can trade with neighboring East Asian countries, the United States and Canada on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean, and even eastern Russia and Alaska. It can be said that except for Europe, China can talk directly with almost any developed country in the world through maritime trade.

by the end of 219, five of the seven special economic zones established in China, including Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xiamen, are coastal cities, while other coastal cities, including Shanghai, Dalian and Ningbo, have also developed rapidly in the fields of tourism, foreign import and export trade and marine fisheries by virtue of their maritime advantages.

on the land side, China is backed by Russia, which has the largest land area and the richest natural resources in the world, and can directly trade with Russia from Heilongjiang port in the northeast or Xinjiang in the northwest. Due north, there is also a big market in Mongolia that can be exported directly. In addition, adjacent to the northeast of China are the Korean Peninsula and Japan, both of which are world economic powers, which has a good driving effect on China's foreign import and export.

in the southwest, China borders with Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries in Southeast Asia. Through roads and railways, our products can be directly sold to every corner of Southeast Asia and West Asia, which is not only very fast but also saves a lot of money in transportation.

relying on this unique geographical position and geographical advantages, China's economic construction can develop so rapidly, and the "One Belt, One Road" cooperation initiative has been put forward, which is beyond the reach of many countries with general geographical location.

Living environment

Although China ranks third in the world in terms of land area, it is less than Canada by more than 2, square kilometers, and nearly half less than Russia, but the available land area is more than the first two, reaching more than 5 million square kilometers after the United States in the world.

Canada and Russia are both countries close to the Arctic Circle. Although Canada has a land area of more than 9 million square kilometers, only the border areas near the United States are suitable for people to live in, and its actual usable area is basically the same as that of France.

Although the total area of Russia has reached more than 17 million square kilometers, which is almost two times the size of China, 7% of the land is covered with snow all the year round. Let alone people, it is impossible to grow grass. The land that can be effectively used is only a piece of eastern Europe and East Asia close to China, with a total area of less than 3% of the whole territory.

In China, because of its superior latitude, most of the land is in the north temperate zone with four distinct seasons, and a small part of the south is in the tropics south of the Tropic of Cancer, so even though 4% of the land is in the desert, Gobi and plateau areas, the available land has reached more than 5 million square kilometers, slightly higher than that of Russia and much more than that of Canada.

It is worth mentioning that in recent years, China has also planted trees and aloe vera in Qinghai Basin and Taklimakan Desert, and planted grass for grazing in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau, which are regarded as unusable land for rational use. Therefore, with the long-term continuous development, there will be more and more land resources available in China in the future.

with these geographical advantages endowed by heaven and the industrious and brave national character, China has achieved economic take-off in a short time.