중국의 두만강지역개발 및 출해권에 관한 연구

The Development Plan and Issue of Passing into the East Sea on Tumen River Area of China

The People’s Republic of China has been proceeding a development plan on Tumen River area in order to secure a way into the East Sea. UNDP firstly led the development project on these area with the People’s Republic of China and neighboring countries. That project, however, was not able to be continued due to the financial difficulty and noncooperation of concerned nations. In recent years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation are actively progressing a development plan based on Rajin-Hassan area. It will be an innovative change for Northeast Asian logistics system once the development plan is completed successfully. Meanwhile, China has played the most fundamental role for the development of Tumen River area. China recognizes that the development of 3 northeastern provinces is an essential part of valanced growth for chinese economic. It has made every effort such as ‘the Northeast Development Plan’ or ‘the Tumen River Area Development Project’ for developing these area over a long period of time. Foreign direct investment on these area has been expanded, transportation and logistics infrastructures are being aligned, and collaborative development with other nations around Tumen River is moving ahead smoothly. Despite of a strong will of China for developing 3 northeastern provinces, it is true that the development plan could not be substantially succeed without securing a way into the East Sea via Tumen River because it has no own way for getting into the sea. China has historically tried to achieve a stable right to the sea, especially using ports of the People’s Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. Recently, China invests in repairing roads and railways of both countries and uses it directly for going forward sea. It necessarily demands cooperation of those neighboring countries. Once China succeed to settle a way out for the East Sea, it could be a major breakthrough in the development of the northeastern 3 provinces as well as in the valanced growth for the Chinese whole economic.