Both Koreas recently agreed to rail links which tie into Trans-Asian Railway. South Korea is world's 11th economy by GDP. Just below Canada and just above Russia in the ranking. A rail access way to Eurasian markets gives them additional options and bargaining power versus a dependent on maritime trade at present.
I lost hope for something better at the 2 minute mark.
ReplyDeleteI don't doubt that there is more to the North Korean thing than we are being told but his coal hypothesis sounds far fetched.
ReplyDeleteA more probable explanation is rail than coal.
ReplyDeleteBoth Koreas recently agreed to rail links which tie into Trans-Asian Railway. South Korea is world's 11th economy by GDP. Just below Canada and just above Russia in the ranking. A rail access way to Eurasian markets gives them additional options and bargaining power versus a dependent on maritime trade at present.
Some links on Trans-Asian Railway
https://www.rt.com/business/russia-north-korea-railway-241/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhtcYFZiAFA
https://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0919/p7s1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_Undersea_Tunnel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Asian_Railway