Yunnan establishes 90 pairs of int’l sister city relations

Since China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, Its southwest province of Yunnan has stepped up efforts to promote policy coordination, facilities connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people bonds, and build itself into a pivot of China’s opening up to South and Southeast Asia.

As for the internet infrastructure, the land-based cross-border cable has been put into use between China and Myanmar, Laos, Thailand. The length of the communication route to Europe via the landline can be shortened by nearly 10,000 kilometers, and the delay is reduced by more than 40 milliseconds.

In addition, Yunnan has established bilateral cooperation mechanisms with Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Maldives, Israel and other countries, and set up 90 pairs of sister city relations with 34 countries. It has actively involved itself in the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism (LMC), while promoting the construction of cross-border economic cooperation zones between China and Vietnam, China and Myanmar.

Efforts have been made to improve the exchange via the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Cooperation Forum and continuously increase cooperation with Northern Vietnam, Northern Laos and Northern Thailand.

Editor: John Li