Yunnan's opening up to the outside world is brilliant, and cooperation with Laos and India has yielded fruitful results

time：2022-12-28source：云南日报browse：2,846

   [Editor's note] Entering the second decade of the new century, Yunnan's opening up to the outside world has become more solid, clear and high-frequency. As soon as the Golden Rabbit arrived, the spring city full of flowers welcomed friends from afar one after another, and jointly started a new 10-year new cause of friendly exchanges and cooperation between Yunnan Province and China.

    Spring Breeze From the very beginning, Yunnan went out and invited in with a mind like the sea, and continued to expand the breadth and depth of opening up to the outside world at a rapid pace of development. "Opening up to the outside world is the inevitable choice and advantage of Yunnan's development." In the government work report, Governor Qin Guangrong issued an invitation to the world to make Yunnan a place to showcase Chinese culture to South Asian and Southeast Asian countries, enhance understanding and mutual trust, and promote international cooperation. An important window of friendship. Less than a month after the start of 2011, the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Cooperation Forum and the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting were held in Kunming one after another. Foreign ministers, senior officials, business elites, academic experts, old and new friends from ASEAN and South Asian countries gathered in the warm sun of the Spring City to reminisce about old times, seek development, and savor the charm of Yunnan. Under the international spotlight, Yunnan is blooming with splendor.

     Fruit results and better prospects

    Member of the Political Bureau of Laos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs General Comments Sisou Li on Yunnan-Laos Relations

    "Our friendship and cooperation have yielded fruitful results." On January 26, I came to Kunming to participate in the China-ASEAN Member of the Lao Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tonglun Sisoulith, member of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting, said in an interview with our reporter when he talked about the relationship between Yunnan and Laos.

    General Sisuli He said that the six provinces in northern Laos have established a cooperation mechanism with Yunnan, and have achieved very important results in trade, investment, tourism and many other aspects. Feasibility studies are currently underway for many projects, especially in export agriculture. Looking forward to the cooperation in the next five years, Tonglun Sisuli believes that the prospects will be very good. He said that the two sides will work together in many important projects and plans, and more Lao students will come to Yunnan to study. This will not only improve the level of human resources in Laos, but also help both sides explore more channels and methods to tap potential and benefit both parties.

    It is of great significance to the two countries. Many important activities will be held this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. These important activities will include multi-level mutual visits and cultural exchanges from technical personnel to higher-level delegations. , exchanges among young people, exchanges between private enterprises, and seminars related to bilateral relations. For Yunnan, Laos and Yunnan have had a long-term friendly relationship and have close cooperation. Representatives from different levels of Yunnan Province The exchanges and mutual visits of delegations, as well as exchanges in trade and investment are also included in the important activities." Tonglun Sisuri said.

    After the dialogue partners, both sides have many projects and plans, some of which have achieved very important results. The establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area has laid the foundation for the economic and trade relations between China and ASEAN. Under the framework of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, Laos has also benefited a lot. At present, China has become the second largest foreign investment country in Laos, and China's investment projects in Laos are increasing year by year. Compared with the previous year, investment and trade have doubled. During the meeting between the China-ASEAN foreign ministers and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Laos agreed to continue to enhance the trade and investment relations between the two countries.

    The total length of Laos is 247 kilometers. This road is of great significance to the residents of the Lao provinces it passes through. Firstly, it makes trade and investment more convenient, and secondly, it makes people-to-people exchanges easier. Laos who live near the Kunming Highway People used to live in remote mountain villages. Through the construction of this road, many people moved to live in relatively low-lying places, which reduced deforestation to a certain extent and greatly improved their lives." Kunman Regarding the problem of poor road access, General Sisuli said that since the opening of the Kunming Highway for 3 years, some road sections have been damaged and the road conditions are not good, which has caused obstacles to trade facilitation and personnel exchanges. He said that Laos is currently implementing road improvement projects, and the road conditions will improve. It is believed that trade will be more convenient and personnel exchanges will be more frequent in the near future.

    Li revealed that the China-Laos high-speed railway, which is expected to be completed in at least five years with an investment of several billion U.S. dollars, has completed the first phase of feasibility study. The design of the project has been completed and funds are being mobilized to fully implement the project. In addition, the Mohan-Boten area has been identified as a special economic zone. The Lao government has decided to allocate a large piece of land to build this special economic zone in the next few years.

    General Sisuli He said that when the high-speed railway is completed, it is hoped that this area will be further developed to benefit the people of China and Laos. The China-Laos high-speed railway may start at the junction of Boten and Mohan and end in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. This is a railway of historical significance and the first high-speed railway in the region. The construction of the railway will be of great help to landlocked countries like Laos. It will promote the trade, investment and tourism facilitation between Laos and China, and even the entire ASEAN and China. It will also make the transportation and exchanges between Laos and neighboring countries more convenient. .

Come to Kunming to participate in the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers Conference The foreign ministers of the meeting visited Yunnan Agricultural University 

    "The prospects for economic and trade cooperation between China and India, especially Yunnan and India are very bright, but there are still two problems that hinder further economic and trade cooperation. The level of interconnection needs to be deepened, and the goods imported by Yunnan from India have to bypass the Strait of Malacca to arrive, instead of arriving by land." The head of the Indian delegation and former diplomat who participated in the ninth meeting of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Regional Economic Cooperation Forum in Kunming recently Secretary Eric Gonsauff said in an interview with reporters.

    India is the fourth largest trading partner of Yunnan. Statistics from the Department of Commerce show that from January to November 2010, trade between Yunnan and India reached US$650 million, a year-on-year increase of 77.1%. Among them, Yunnan exported 499 million US dollars to India, a year-on-year increase of 124%; India exported 150 million US dollars to Yunnan, a year-on-year increase of 4.7%. However, due to the constraints of many factors, although the bilateral trade volume between Yunnan and India has grown rapidly, the varieties and methods are relatively single.

    Transportation connections are extremely important to the trade between the two countries, strengthening exchanges and Improved understanding is also imperative. Gunsaf said that China and India and Yunnan and India have made great progress in interconnection, but the interconnection between China and India should be multi-level and continuously improved. It should not only build infrastructure such as roads and railways, but also include Interconnection at the level of knowledge and intelligence, such as culture, education, and business exchanges. At the ninth meeting of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Regional Economic Cooperation Forum, the four countries signed a memorandum of understanding, the purpose of which is to find a better way to achieve multi-level interconnection. The good news is that China and India have recovered from the global economic crisis better than other countries, and both sides can invest a lot of resources in building interconnection infrastructure.

    Connectivity requires intergovernmental cooperation, Gunsaf told Reporter, the four countries of Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar are building infrastructure such as roads and railways. In this regard, the four countries should further cooperate and reach a consensus. At the same time, market development mainly depends on the quality of products, but it will be even better if they can get support from the government, trade associations or organizations to bring companies from both sides closer to consumers.

    Speaking of trade and investment between Yunnan and India, Gonzal Fu said that there are 5-7 Indian companies in Yunnan, but he has not heard of any investment from Yunnan companies in India. Therefore, Yunnan companies are welcome to invest and set up factories in India. For example, he said that the temperature in Kunming generally does not exceed 30 degrees, and that in New Delhi is generally around 50 degrees. If Yunnan refrigerator manufacturers invest in India and set up factories, they must take into account India's climate conditions in order to produce products that meet local conditions. (Reporter Zu Hongbing Yang Fanluo Rongchan)