Tibet's GDP grows about 7 percent in 2021, Per captia GDP close to $9,000USD

[FuturePAF]

I mean total GDP, Tibet is the bottom last by a huge margin, per capita wise Tibet is the 3rd last, one reason is because Chinese central government heavy subsidy, another is that Tibet barely has any people and this is the reason many people argue why China puts in billions to build world top class high speed railway in that very sparsely populated region.

Rail across the southern border of Tibet allows China to control the territory better, and create trade routes with neighboring countries as well as military logistics.

It is a highly inefficient use of resources but long term national security investments are usually very inefficient.

Should parts of India break away from it, China would have independent infrastructure in place to exploit the opportunity right away; creating more buffer space.

 

[beijingwalker]

Otherwise, China would have to keep subsidizing these inland provinces. It wouldn’t be natural to expect these provinces to become as rich as the coastal regions (without subsidy)

I actually also concern about the sustainability of this huge government subsidy, I guess once these regions become fully developed, they can find ways to support themselves.

 

[Kai Liu]

Is the cost of labor considerably lower in these provinces as compared to coastal provinces? What incentives do investors have that would make them move their factories to Gansu and away from the coast?

IMHO, if Pakistan and China find a way to build the Khunjerab Railway, it would make transporting goods and resources to and from the Middle East and Africa competitive with shipping all the way around to the Chinese coast. Then factories in areas of Xinjiang, Tibet, and Gansu could make products for the European market to be shipped via the rail corridor to Europe as well as back to the Middle East and Africa via the same Sino-Pak Direct Railway.

Otherwise, China would have to keep subsidizing these inland provinces. It wouldn’t be natural to expect these provinces to become as rich as the coastal regions (without subsidy) unless major natural resources were discovered there. Perhaps they can become in a few decades as good as coastal regions are today.

Yes, I think the government already has the plan to link China and Pakistan, Middle East and Europe through railways, as part of OBOR, which will provide a lot of opportunities for these inland provinces to develop.

 

[FuturePAF]

I actually also concern about the sustainability of this huge government subsidy, I guess once these regions become fully developed, they can find ways to support themselves.

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That’s why a direct link to Pakistan via a an all weather railway makes the most sense. The Central Asian republics (especially Afghanistan) are not stable enough to peg long term economic returns on a rail line, while Pakistan with over 220 million people and its own ports could allow for a sustainable way to allow inland products to reach markets in the Middle East and Africa.

This becomes even more likely to recoup investments, as more freight (such as food stuffs) from Russia would come and go from Khorgos down to Khunjerab for export to the Middles East and Africa, both growing markets. Russia, with current geostrategic problems could be facing shipping troubles, and so a direct route through China and Pakistan to the Indian Ocean could be very lucrative, especially for food exports.

It would also allow some of the investment in infrastructure in the Inland provinces to be recouped through usage fee when used more frequently.

 

[FuturePAF]

Yes, I think the government already has the plan to link China and Pakistan, Middle East and Europe through railways, as part of OBOR, which will provide a lot of opportunities for these inland provinces to develop.

A railway through to Pakistan Central Asia is more economical but not as politically stable (especially Afghanistan), so while a direct route to Pakistan would be more expensive, it would be more stable and shorter making business more profitable.

Central Asia is unable for a number of reasons, but especially the danger of a “water war”

 

[beijingwalker]

A railway through to Pakistan Central Asia is more economical but not as politically stable (especially Afghanistan), so while a direct route to Pakistan would be more expensive, it would be more stable and shorter making business more profitable.

Keep an close eye on this new airport, Official name "Khunjerab Airport", sitting on the China-Pakistan border, scheduled to put in operation this May, could be a game changer.

Xinjiang's first high plateau airport-Tashkurgan Airport on Pamir plateau

Xinjiang's first high plateau airport-Tashkurgan Airport on Pamir Plateau Tashkurgan Airport is a proposed new airport construction project for Tashkurgan, in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. The airport will be the first for the region and forms part of a series of...

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[beijingwalker]

GDP per capita in India is expected to reach 1750.00 USD by the end of 2021. Now average Tibetans are over 5 times rich than Indians.
Tibet could cross the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s high income threshhold in a couple of years , becoming a high income region in the world.