The Yangzi River region (from Shang to Junking, including Sichuan Province) functions as a discrete economic unit with distinct political and cultural identity comparable to having Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, New Orleans, and Houston in one region

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Peter Zeihan

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then you got the center section from Shang up to Jun King there we go uh the San Province uh this is kind of the this is the area of the yangzi river this is kind of the Mississippi of China think of it that is Detroit and Minneapolis and St Louis and New Orleans and Houston allinone uh definitely a discret economic unit with discreet political and cultural identity

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China After Xi || Peter ZeihanZeihan on Geopolitics
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:33:21 AM

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