Oil, a precious non-renewable resource, plays an indispensable role in both light and heavy industry. Because of its importance to the country, oil has been jokingly called the "blood of industry". When it comes to the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, what often comes to mind is Saudi Arabia, an oil power in the Middle East, after all, it is located in the Persian Gulf and has rich resources, making Saudi Arabia a rich country in the Middle East.
However, it is not a Middle Eastern country like Saudi Arabia that has the world's largest oil reserves, but a small country in Asia, Japan. Japan's land area is not even as large as China's Yunnan province, but it occupies the first place in terms of oil reserves. Why is that? In fact, during World War II, Japan was restricted from importing oil by the United States, which severely affected its industrial production. After the war, Japan was deeply aware of the importance of strategic oil resources to the country, so it actively imported large quantities of oil from abroad.
Japan has a sense of "being prepared for danger in times of peace" and has been stockpiling oil on a large scale since the 50s of the last century. To date, Japan's domestic oil reserves have exceeded 600 million barrels. What's more, Japan has also signed oil agreements with a number of countries to ensure that you can get the oil you need as soon as you need it, no matter when and where you need it.
Japan's far-sighted approach is worthy of our reference. Although our country has abundant domestic resources and considerable oil production, due to its large population, the per capita resource distribution is not abundant, so it needs to rely heavily on imports. Japan has said that it will not give China a drop of oil, and we do not need to import oil from Japan, which also reminds us that Japan may be overestimating its own oil reserves.
In general, we should seriously consider the importance of the strategic layout of national resources, learn from Japan's attitude of "being prepared for danger in times of peace", and ensure the stability and security of the country's resource supply. So, what do you think about the strategic layout of national resources?