This book presents a rough sketch of Dr. Yat-sen Sun's (1866-1925) requirements for modernizing China and elaborates on Sun's desire for the then China to implement a sweeping wave of economic reconstruction and development reforms concerning its railroads and highways, river conservancy and irrigation, new ports and modern cities, by absorbing international capital coming to China. In the preface to this book, first published in 1922, Yat-sen Sun posits, "Unless the Chinese question can be settled peacefully, another world war greater and more terrible than the one just past will be inevitable." In order to solve the "Chinese question," he suggested that the country's vast resources be developed internationally under a socialistic scheme, both for the good of the world in general and the Chinese people in particular. It was his hope that such a scheme would abolish the prevalent spheres of influence of the time, and that the class struggle between capital and labor could be avoided. In this book, Yat-sen Sun presents his solutions for three great questions of global importance: International War, Commercial War and Class War.

Preface to Second Edition.- Preface.- The International Development of China-A Project to Assist the Readjustment of Post-bellum Industries.- Program ¿.- Part 1 The Great Northern Port.- Part 2 The Northwestern Railway System.- Part 3 The Colonization of Mongolia and Sinkiang.- Part 4 The Construction of Canals to Connect the Inland Waterway System of North and Central China with the Great Northern Port.- Part 5 The Development of the Iron and Coal Fields in Chihli and Shansi, and the Construction of Iron and Steel Works.- Program ¿.- Part 1 The Great Eastern Port.- Part 2 The Regulating of the Yangtze River.- Part 3 The Construction of River Ports.- Part 4 The Improvement of the Existing Waterways and Canals.- Part 5 The Establishment of Earge Cement Works.- Program ¿.- Part 1 The Improvement of Canton as a World Port.- Part 2 The Improvement of the Waterway System of Canton.- Part 3 The Construction of the Southwestern Railway System of China.- Part 4 The Construction of Coast Portsand Fishing Harbors.- Part 5 The Establishment of Shipbuilding Yards.- Program ¿.- Part 1 The Central Railway System.- Part 2 The Southeastern Railway System.- Part 3 The Northeastern Railway System.- Part 4 The Extension of the Northwestern Railway System.- Part 5 The Highland Railway System.- Part 6 The Establishment of Eoomotive and Car Factories.- Program ¿.- Part 1 The Food Industry.- Part 2 The Clothing Industry.- Part 3 The Housing Industry.- Part 4 The Motoring Industry.- Part 5 The Printing Industry.- Program ¿.- Part 1 The Mining of Iron.- Part 2 The Mining of Coal.- Part 3 The Mining of oil.- Part 4 The Mining of Copper.- Part 5 The Working of Some Particular Mines.- Part 6 The Manufacture of Mining Machinery.- Part 7 The Establishment of Smelling Plants.- Conclusion.- Appendix.