The construction projects of East Africa's overseas railways were all distributed across countries and regions under East African influence. Even western Australia had deep trade ties with East Africa.
The development of overseas markets was inevitably tied to politics and the military. Since modern times, Britain, the United States, and East Africa had advocated so-called free competition after completing industrialization, but in essence, this was meant to bypass political barriers.
Even a power as mighty as nineteenth-century Britain had needed gunboat diplomacy to achieve its aims, rather than relying solely on the advantages of its own economy and industry.
East Africa, Rhine City.
Ministry of Commerce.
"In 1932, our overseas railway projects under construction mainly included the Asuncion-Lima Railway, the Persian Gulf-Caspian Sea Railway, and others. The total construction length of these railways exceeded two thousand kilometers."
"They greatly alleviated the operational difficulties faced by domestic railway construction companies during the economic crisis. Together with our domestic railway renovation projects and the Libyan Railway, they ensured the stable development of our railway industry in the near term..."
Crown Prince Friedrich listened to the Ministry of Commerce's report and was satisfied with the results.
He said, "Over the past three years, the global railway industry has suffered major setbacks. In Europe and America especially, numerous railway companies went bankrupt, while railway lines were shut down or even dismantled."
"Across the world, only relatively underdeveloped regions, along with ourselves and the Soviet Union, have seen relatively active railway industry development."
The relatively underdeveloped regions were those non-industrial countries. Their railway construction had always lagged behind, and development was far from meeting demand.
Among industrial nations, East Africa and the Soviet Union alone stood out from the crowd, though the two countries differed greatly. East Africa had relatively many overseas railway projects, while