Delta Force
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As early as the 1920s Manchurian oil shale deposits were a major source of petroleum for Japan, and the deposits continue to produce petroleum today for the PRC. The Daqing Field also exists in Manchuria and has been the largest oil field in China since the 1960s, and it's possible that even more petroleum might lay in the Bohai Bay.
I'm wondering if it might have been possible for China to have developed a larger petroleum industry earlier than it did, especially prior to the 1950s. Could China have become a major source of petroleum in the region, such as supplying Japan? Could it have competed with Indonesia as an international scale exporter? What would the implications be for the region and the Soviets/Russians if China was able to become an exporter?
I'm wondering if it might have been possible for China to have developed a larger petroleum industry earlier than it did, especially prior to the 1950s. Could China have become a major source of petroleum in the region, such as supplying Japan? Could it have competed with Indonesia as an international scale exporter? What would the implications be for the region and the Soviets/Russians if China was able to become an exporter?