Like many countries, the situation in Seoul, South Korea is not optimistic in recent years. Due to the small size of South Korea, Seoul contains 25% of the country's population, and small cities have more than10 million people, so all industries in Seoul are under great pressure.
And unlike China, South Korea can take the way of building a new district to relieve the pressure on Beijing. Seoul can't bear such great economic pressure because of its small land area, and there are no other good areas around it to alleviate it? Non-capital function? .
Second, the Seoul metropolitan area of South Korea contains nearly half of the country's population, but the Seoul economic circle only accounts for half of the country's area, and too many political resources are concentrated in Seoul. Therefore, this is a good measure to alleviate this problem. However, the resident population of Sejong City in Xindu is only120,000, and the growth rate is relatively slow. South Korea is expected to increase to 500,000 in 2030, much less than Seoul's10 million.
Although the economic development of Sejong City can't be compared with Seoul, South Korea can carry out brand-new development of this land, and some good development concepts can also be well applied to the development of Sejong City.
The same is true of South Korea, which is ready to turn Sejong into a mature urban and rural self-sufficient, comfortable and livable city.
And Seoul's strategic position is not good.
Seoul is only 40 kilometers away from the military demarcation line between the DPRK and the ROK, and ordinary tanks can quickly drive to the gate of Seoul. Moreover, with the current level of military development in the world, ordinary artillery can pose a threat to Seoul, not to mention ultra-long-range missiles. Many countries feel uneasy about withdrawing from the group. After the US military base in South Korea moved south, South Korea became increasingly unsafe. If anything changes, the United States can easily threaten Seoul.
On the other hand, Sejong City, located at 100 km south of Seoul, has more advantages than Seoul in strategic defense.
South Korea had the idea of moving its capital a long time ago, and at that time it also wanted to move its capital to Sejong City. As early as the 1970s, South Korean leaders at that time began to study the issue of moving the capital, but they were opposed by the opposition party. These objections hold that it will cost too much money and energy to move the capital, and the eventually developed Seoul may have an accident, which will destroy Seoul's international status.
Therefore, it was not completely relocated at that time, but only the functions of some central institutions were relocated first.
There are many reasons for the geomantic culture of South Korea's move to the capital, which are relatively minor.
In a word, there is no harm in moving the capital of South Korea to Sejong City. While easing the pressure in Seoul, it also greatly eased the problem of uneven development between the North and the South, and also provided South Korea with a sense of security. At least, don't worry too much about North Korea's threat to Sejong City.