International regional cooperation in the sub-region of the Tumen River began in the 1990s, but it did not achieve any visible results. However, the movement to link the Eurasian continent by revitalizing cooperation has been active since the announcement of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor strategy called the “The Belt and Road Initiative”. In addition, since the Panmunjom Declaration and the North Korea–United States Summit, there have been global expectations for more cooperation and economic development in Northeast Asia, especially in the sub-region of the Tumen River. The purpose of this study is to find the major factors for activating cooperation around the Tumen River since the announcement of China’s “The Belt and Road Initiative”. To fulfill the purpose of the study, experts’ Analytic Hierarchy Process surveys were conducted to establish the major factors in the activation of cooperation in Tumen sub-region. The results indicate that a stable, secure environment is the most critical political factor in activating cooperation, followed by transboundary cooperation at a council level and a robust transboundary infrastructure. A few suggestions and findings were established in determining the major factors. Primarily, strengthened influence from GTI (Great Tumen Initiative) via a Tumen River regional council is required to create a stable environment. Furthermore, a Tumen River infrastructure community should be established to promote stabilization and economic development in the sub-region and help it grow into a logistics hub that includes complex infrastructural functionality.
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