70 years ago, in order to control China, the United States launched a cotton "war". How could China break the deadlock?
When it comes to war, you may think of Anti-Japanese War or World War and other visible and tangible hot wars! In fact, in addition to the hot war and the political form of Cold War , there are also some wars in which the smoke of gunpowder cannot be seen. For example, one that everyone is more familiar with is that today many countries in the world are still fighting various open and secret struggles around oil. But in addition to oil, crops or cash crops have also become the main battlefield, such as the "Soybean War" we mentioned before! Today, let’s talk about the “wars” that were once triggered by cotton.
Let’s take a look at the United States’ “cotton war” against our country. As Western colonists stood in front of the decaying Qing Dynasty with guns, many cities such as Guangzhou, Xiamen , Fuzhou, Ningbo , Shanghai, and inland Hankou were also forced to start industrial mode. However, due to the thousands of years of handicraft tradition, even so, our country's cotton companies and cotton farmers can still have considerable weight in the world. Even by 1931, cotton had become the most important industry in our country. It was not until the outbreak of the Lugou Bridge Incident in 1937 that my country entered the stage of comprehensive anti-Japanese . At this time, cotton production began to plummet. By the time of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, my country's cotton production had dropped sharply from 17 million dan per year before the war to 5 million dan per year. At this time, Americans once again smelled the "business opportunity". With the cooperation of the National Government at that time, American cotton entered the Chinese market. At this time, the amount of cotton used in the US in Shanghai's cotton mills has accounted for 60%. You may wonder: How useful can cotton be in war? This is of great use. For example, the tires of cars on the battlefield, gauze used by the wounded, military uniforms, and camouflage materials. For example, cotton is used in bullets and shells and even explosives. The dependence on American cotton undoubtedly laid a hidden danger for the liberation war at that time. As the People's Liberation Army of China crossed the Yalu River, the United States immediately launched a blockade against China.
If this situation continues, we seem to have fallen into passiveness in this cotton battle. But our country's decision-makers have never disappointed the Chinese people. Generally speaking, we have the following ways to deal with the invasion of American cotton.
1. Quickly mobilize cotton from Hubei and Northwest regions to Shanghai to resolve the cotton use period of Korean War .
2. Transfer major yarn mills to the northwest region where cotton is produced.
3. Before the war, a large amount of cotton was imported from the United States urgently.
4. Turn the import attention to Central Asia under the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union. For example, Uzbekistan and other major cotton-producing countries.
5. Farmers in other suitable areas are encouraged to grow cotton. The combination of
not only temporarily solved the cotton use crisis, but also allowed US cotton to almost completely withdraw from the Chinese market after the North Korean armistice. However, due to the great grain pressure in my country, the real estate cotton area in the Yangtze River and Yellow River Basin has gradually shifted its focus to grain crops. The important task of cotton production came to Xinjiang in the 1990s. In 2019, the area of cotton planting in Xinjiang was 2.5405 million hectares, accounting for 76.1% of the country. The output is 5 million tons, accounting for 84.9% of the country. OK, then why did cotton take root in Xinjiang? is very simple: cotton likes light and water. There is no need to say much about the length of light in Xinjiang. Where does Xinjiang’s water come from? Have you heard of it before with three mountains and two basins? The glacier snow melting water of Altai Mountain, Tianshan , Kunlun Mountains and Aljinshan provides cotton with rich and stable water resources. In addition, today's mechanization in northern Xinjiang and 85% of southern Xinjiang is mechanized. It can be said that cotton and Xinjiang are simply a perfect match. But Xinjiang's pursuit of cotton is much more than that. In 1954, Xinjiang introduced the nobles of cotton: long-length cotton . After nearly 30 years of breeding and cultivation, the world's top Xinjiang long-length cotton has become in short supply. In addition to being sold to major provinces and cities in China, it has also been exported to Romania , Japan, Czech and other countries.
Xinjiang topographic map
Let’s talk about wars in the conventional sense, the United States’ Civil War and the British colonization of India. Let’s talk about the Civil War first. Time came to 1861. At this time, the United States is roughly divided into two forces. In the north, it is the United States of America, which is mainly industrial production, and in the south, it is the United States of America, which is based on black slavery. The northern region hopes to raise tariffs. Because the United States' industrial strength was still slightly inferior to the United Kingdom at this time, they hoped that the government would lose its price advantage in the face of local products in the north by raising tariffs. And what about the south? That's exactly the opposite. They hope the government will lower the tariffs. Because reducing tariffs can increase the price of raw materials such as cotton in the south when exporting, so as to maintain competitiveness for overseas products. Therefore, there is a contradiction between the north and the south. In fact, in essence: this is the contradiction between slavery and industrialization. Then there was the only civil war since the founding of the United States, the Civil War. The result is also obvious. The failure of the Southern American United Nations, which is a slave-reversing history, is a historical necessity.
American Civil War
Let’s look at the British colonization of India. As Britain took the lead in entering the industrial era, the British gradually discovered that although their hands were no match for the Indians in the textile industry, the spinning machines they built could leave the Indians far behind. In the 18th century, it took 50,000 hours for Indian spinners to spin 100 pounds of raw cotton. But in 1790, this number of British mule machine only took 1,000 hours. In 1795, it was shortened to 300 hours, and in 1825 this number was 135 hours. In just 30 years, the British have increased their productivity by 370 times. It is no exaggeration to say: Through the improvement of industrialization, the British have almost eliminated all the global competitors in the trade of cotton yarn and cotton cloth. Behind this seemingly brilliant achievement is that India has become a exporter of raw cotton and is also a dumping place for British cotton textiles. In other words: Britain is in India, this sheep is pulling down the sheep. In the end, I got the India like Ge You ! In fact, if you look back at the war between Britain and the United States, you will find that cotton can be said to be closely linked to the war from beginning to end. In other words: cotton was the main target of capital at that time. As for how the Indians and black slaves who picked cotton were doing, they could say they didn't care at all.
In summary: those old-fashioned powers can have the national strength today because their ancestors have been in exchange for the continuous plunder and exploitation of resources from other countries. But today, this trick is considered complete in our China. It won't work anymore.
Xinjiang topographic map
Let’s talk about wars in the conventional sense, the United States’ Civil War and the British colonization of India. Let’s talk about the Civil War first. Time came to 1861. At this time, the United States is roughly divided into two forces. In the north, it is the United States of America, which is mainly industrial production, and in the south, it is the United States of America, which is based on black slavery. The northern region hopes to raise tariffs. Because the United States' industrial strength was still slightly inferior to the United Kingdom at this time, they hoped that the government would lose its price advantage in the face of local products in the north by raising tariffs. And what about the south? That's exactly the opposite. They hope the government will lower the tariffs. Because reducing tariffs can increase the price of raw materials such as cotton in the south when exporting, so as to maintain competitiveness for overseas products. Therefore, there is a contradiction between the north and the south. In fact, in essence: this is the contradiction between slavery and industrialization. Then there was the only civil war since the founding of the United States, the Civil War. The result is also obvious. The failure of the Southern American United Nations, which is a slave-reversing history, is a historical necessity.
American Civil War
Let’s look at the British colonization of India. As Britain took the lead in entering the industrial era, the British gradually discovered that although their hands were no match for the Indians in the textile industry, the spinning machines they built could leave the Indians far behind. In the 18th century, it took 50,000 hours for Indian spinners to spin 100 pounds of raw cotton. But in 1790, this number of British mule machine only took 1,000 hours. In 1795, it was shortened to 300 hours, and in 1825 this number was 135 hours. In just 30 years, the British have increased their productivity by 370 times. It is no exaggeration to say: Through the improvement of industrialization, the British have almost eliminated all the global competitors in the trade of cotton yarn and cotton cloth. Behind this seemingly brilliant achievement is that India has become a exporter of raw cotton and is also a dumping place for British cotton textiles. In other words: Britain is in India, this sheep is pulling down the sheep. In the end, I got the India like Ge You ! In fact, if you look back at the war between Britain and the United States, you will find that cotton can be said to be closely linked to the war from beginning to end. In other words: cotton was the main target of capital at that time. As for how the Indians and black slaves who picked cotton were doing, they could say they didn't care at all.
In summary: those old-fashioned powers can have the national strength today because their ancestors have been in exchange for the continuous plunder and exploitation of resources from other countries. But today, this trick is considered complete in our China. It won't work anymore.
