South Korea's plan to build China-South Korea cross Harbour tunnel cost 700 billion yuan for 15 years

China-ROK and Korea-Japan submarine tunnel schematic diagram.　　(CFP) concept map of China-Korea submarine tunnel. The news in the South Korean Consulate General in Guangzhou, with the help of the reporter interviewed the South Korea submarine tunnel project's total head, the Jing Road Development Institute deputy Dean Zhao Chonglai.　　He described the blueprint of the "Modern Sea Silk Road" conceived by the Korean government. Zhao Chonglai said, the same is located in north-East Asia, Korea, China and Japan, although there is no free trade agreement, but because of geographical proximity, economic growth strategy is similar, through trade and investment, functional economic integration has been continuously deepened.　　With the rapid growth of trade in Korea and China, it is necessary to discuss the construction of efficient tourists and cargo transportation systems. Zhao Chonglai recalls that the project has been under discussion since the beginning of 2008. South Korea has recognized that the construction of the submarine tunnel will play a positive role in promoting South Korea-China exchanges.　　The link between South Korea's high-speed rail ktx and China's high-speed rail links also makes it possible to build a high-speed rail network in north-east Asia. The Beijing Development Research Institute in April this year to prepare the research results entitled "North-East Asia Economic cooperation links-South Korea-China cross-Harbour Tunnel" report, the Government on this basis to draw the official discussions of the central government.　　President Lee Myung-bak discussed the report at a meeting of the Regional Development Committee. Zhao Chonglai told reporters that the South Korean Ministry of Land and Sea is currently promoting the "South-East Asian Economic Community preparations for the Korean-Chinese submarine tunnel basic research" project, the project is expected to be completed in April 2010.　　Because there is still lack of accurate basic data about route interval, it is necessary to carry out a series of topography, Geological Survey, design and construction method investigation and environment related investigation in the future for general route. Cost about 700 billion yuan Zhao Chonglai estimated that the Korean-Chinese submarine tunnel project will take about 15 years, of which the prophase audit will take 5 years, the duration is 10 years. The cost of the project varies according to the extension of the bridge, buried tunnel and Shield tunnel interval. According to the plan, the cost is about 700 billion RMB.　　The cost of the North's urn to Weihai route is even lower, and probably only about 420 billion yuan.　　　　Zhao Chonglai also admits that the current Sino-South Korean submarine tunnel project is still confined to the discussion level of the local government agencies and civil society-built research consultative bodies, and there is no formal discussion between the two governments.　　China-ROK cross-Harbour Tunnel 4 alternative Route 1: South Korea Incheon to China Weihai (341 km) plan 2: South Korea Huacheng to Weihai (373 km) Scheme 3: Korea ping ze to Weihai (386 km) Scheme 4: North Korea urn to Weihai (221 km) Chinese scholar first mentioned China-Korea Strait channel Xu Yunfei, a researcher at Shandong Institute of Transportation Science, told reporters about the process of the China-Korea submarine tunnel project. "This idea was first proposed by us, but Korea is more proactive than us," he said. He revealed that he had proposed the idea of developing China-South Korean traffic in 1992, although the concept wasKorea Strait Channel.　　2004, in a bilateral meeting between China and South Korea, Xu Yunfei to the South Korean side of their own ideas, caused the concern of the ROK, South Korea has gradually formed a Sino-Korean submarine Tunnel program.　　Lee Myung-bak's government attaches great importance to Xu Yunfei told reporters that in 2007, former South Korean President Park Chung-hee's eldest daughter, Ms. Park, took part in the South Korean presidential election, she explicitly put the construction of China-South Korea Railway ferry project into her campaign platform.　　According to Xu Yunfei's initial assumption, the first step in the channel is to build a railway ferry, the second is the Channel Tunnel, because it seems to him that the project cost of the railway ferry is only one-thirty second of the railway tunnel.　　Lee Myung-bak more active after taking office, he proposed direct construction of the railway ferry. Zhao Chonglai, vice president of Jing DAO Development and Research Institute, is also the head of China-South Korea submarine Tunnel project, and he disclosed the preliminary blueprint of the South Korean side to reporters. At present, there are 4 alternative routes for the Cross Harbour Tunnel, namely: Incheon to Weihai (341 km), Huacheng to Weihai (373 km), ping ze to Weihai (386 km), and North Korea urn to Weihai (221 km) with the precondition of improving north-South relations. It is not difficult to find that 4 lines of China's starting point is all Weihai, in particular, Weihai under the jurisdiction of the Rongcheng.　　As the most eastern end of the Shandong Peninsula, Rongcheng is the shortest distance from the Korean peninsula. South Korea also proposed that the shallow water depth of the south and the Chinese coastal construction of an artificial island, bridges to connect the land, in the middle of the submarine tunnel.　　In addition, a larger man-made island has been constructed in the middle of the Cross Harbour Tunnel to develop into a tourist attraction. South Korea and Japan cross-harbour Tunnel political risk Zhao Chonglai said that the South Korea-Japan cross-harbour Tunnel linking Japan and South Korea has been discussed nearly 20, but there has been no big progress.　　　　As the history of Korea and Japan has not been thoroughly liquidated, South Korea still has a strong anti-Japanese sentiment, sometimes the conflict will intensify, which increases the South Korea-Japan submarine tunnel project potential risks. Economic benefits High Iron 4 hours Seoul to Beijing Zhao Chonglai and his team of subjects calculated the economic benefits of the Korean-Chinese undersea tunnel, which they believed would create 116 trillion won (102.6 billion US dollars), 150.5 trillion won (133.3 billion US dollars) to China, and 8.6 trillion won for Japan ( 7.6 billion USD), totaling 275.1 trillion won (USD 243.6 billion) in economic benefits.　　It will also create 99.9 trillion won (88.3 billion dollars) of additional benefits for mechanical and metal minerals.　　Zhao Chonglai told reporters that even if the longest tunnel, the economic benefits will be more than the construction costs more than twice times. The prospect of Zhao Chonglai is rather moving.　　When the Korean-Chinese submarine tunnel is completed, the South-East Asia area will be covered by the cross-Sea high-speed railway network after the opening of the Japan-Korea submarine Tunnel. The ground speed of high-speed rail reached 400 kilometers, the sea level reached 200 kilometers per hour, Seoul to Weihai section length of 434 km, taking only 1 hours and 57 minutes; Seoul to Beijing full length 1366 km, it takes only 4 hours and 26 minutes, and Seoul to Shanghai is 1800 km long and takes only 5 hours and 31 minutes.　　　　It is expected to form a huge economic circle that combines South Korea's Seoul region and China's Beijing and Shanghai regions. Political significance is expected to promote political mutual trust between the three countries "this will be a modern version of the Silk Road." "Xu Yunfei evaluation Way.　　The submarine tunnel will have a significant impact on the political and economic structure of China, Japan and South Korea.　　Xu Yunfei that the political significance of the tunnels will be much greater than economic interests, so this tunnel will greatly promote the integration of the three countries in the areas of culture, language and so on, which will also be a great boost to the East Asian community in the present vision and discussion. To promote the economic integration of China, Japan and Korea Jinjimin, an East Asian economic expert at the Academy of Social Sciences, has repeatedly expressed the same views on different occasions. "We should promote the economic integration of China, Japan and South Korea through the construction of the submarine tunnel, and promote political mutual trust," Jinjimin said. Xu Yunfei said that China-Japan-ROK cooperation is a long and complex process and requires a high political wisdom.　　The three countries should establish a free trade area, but the lack of political mutual trust between China, Japan and South Korea is difficult to reach an agreement in the short term.　　　　In this context, the commencement of tunnel construction will undoubtedly accelerate the pace of cooperation between the three countries. News link the world famous cross-harbour tunnel Anglo-French cross-harbour Tunnel is the world's most famous cross Harbour Tunnel, its seabed length is 50.45 kilometers, the one-way operation needs 35 minutes. It started in 1987, three years after the full line, 1994 officially opened to traffic.　　The tunnel is operated by the European Tunnel Company, but the company has a heavy debt burden because of the high cost of construction and operation of the tunnels. Gibraltar cross-Harbour Tunnel Spain and Morocco planned to build a submarine tunnel linking Europe and Africa in Gibraltar, Str. Of in the late 70, and the project is expected to cost 10 billion of billions of dollars.　　However, the project has not been started.　　Submarine tunnel in the Bering Strait Russia also plans to build a submarine tunnel linking Asia and the Americas in the Bering Strait, which is expected to cost 12 billion of billions of dollars and will become the world's longest undersea tunnel, in addition to transportation, and is planned to transport oil and gas. Special text: Mingbo