Mongolia recently announced plans to build seven new dry ports to strengthen the relationship with China and Russia, and Mongolia's Minister of Transport and Development, Bimba Chaogt, said that the seven dry ports will expand the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and increase export volumes. Although Mongolia has not yet announced a specific timeline and, there is information that Mongolia has begun to seek funding for construction and is in communication with the World Bank and relevant United Nations agencies. Mongolia is pinning its hopes on China and Russia to provide assistance in the construction of dry ports, and the United States and the West may not be satisfied with this, and the final investors are likely to come from China and Russia.
In order to strengthen ties with China and Russia, the general secretary of the Mongolian People's Party, Amarbay Esgelen, led a delegation to visit China, and soon after returning to China, the good news came, which shows that Mongolia has also realized that only by following China and Russia can it gain real benefits.
The distribution of Mongolia's seven dry port plans this time is basically in the border areas bordering China and Russia, especially the "Zamyn-Uud" and "Altan Prague", which are specially emphasized, in fact, they are the two endpoints of the Sino-Russian channel. Mongolia is well aware of its position, and although Mongolia is a landlocked country, sandwiched between China and Russia, it is also strategically important because it is on the shortest route connecting Asia and Europe. For Mongolia, this is both an advantage and an opportunity.
Mongolia has made it clear that if it wants to develop, it must rely on China and Russia, and the better the Sino-Russian relations, the more Mongolia can earn. Last year, Mongolia's economic growth rate reached 48%, the total import and export volume reached 21.2 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 321%, which is a very impressive result for Mongolia. Mongolia's success is mainly due to its mineral exports. Asian Investment Bank**, Mongolia's economic growth will reach 54%, and next year it is expected to reach 61%。But this optimism is expected for Mongolia to benefit from the continued growth of China and Russia. It can be said that the rapid growth of the number of China and Russia will bring more benefits to Mongolia. Therefore, Mongolia has clarified its own positioning, on the one hand, it is a "resource-based country", and on the other hand, it is a "first-class channel country". In this case, in order to seize the opportunity, Mongolia must build a dry port and strengthen its relations with China and Russia, so that it can take the express train of Sino-Russian development.
Mongolia plans to build not only seven dry ports but also six road projects in the near future. In addition, Mongolia is also planning to prepare the "Eastern Railway Corridor" plan, which will connect Mongolia with China's eastern seaports to increase Mongolia's export capacity. It is wonderful for Mongolia to be so clearly aware of the importance of relations with China and Russia. After all, for Mongolia, relations with China and Russia are of paramount importance.
In short, although Mongolia has been torn between its "third neighbor" for many years in the past, and has not even made any substantial progress in its contacts with the United States, Mongolia has finally "turned back" and pinned its hopes on cooperation with China and Russia, relying on China and Russia to achieve its own development. As a landlocked country at a geographical crossroads, Mongolia is well aware of its resource advantages and the opportunities presented by its geographical location. The better the relationship with China and Russia, the more opportunities Mongolia will have for economic growth. As a result, Mongolia is now very active in strengthening cooperation with China and Russia, planning not only to build dry ports and road projects, but also to connect Mongolia with China's eastern seaports. Mongolia's decision-making is clear and decisive, and only in this way can it take advantage of the dividends of the development of China and Russia and promote its own economic development.