Lan Mei tastes worse. Blueberries tell the confidence and responsibility of Yunnan. Liu Guangxi and other professionals from the theme forum of the first Lancang-Mekong Sub-regional Expo.

The Lancang River originated in Qinghai, China, and was formed by the trickle of meltwater from the snow-capped mountains, passing through the mountains and flowing through Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. After leaving the country, it is called Mekong River, which flows through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is also the largest international river flowing through Asian countries. Liu Zhenmin, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, once described the relationship between China and the five Mekong countries as "mountains and rivers are connected, people are connected, and one river connects six countries".

Liu Zhenmin: The Lancang-Mekong cooperation mechanism, referred to as "Lan Mei" cooperation, has been confirmed by six countries. This name is a bit tricky, reminiscent of delicious "blueberry", giving people a very cordial feeling. China has established a comprehensive strategic partnership with the five Mekong countries. With high political mutual trust and close economic ties, the six countries are natural partners. Sha Zukang, former UN Under-Secretary-General, said that the Yunnan section of Lancang River Basin is the frontier of Greater Mekong Sub-regional cooperation and plays an important strategic role in the overall pattern of regional development and opening up. Yunnan has the conditions to expand opening up along the border and build a radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia through the important platform of Lanzhou-Mekong River cooperation mechanism.

"With the establishment and promotion of the new cooperation mechanism, Yunnan has become the main province with its irreplaceable location advantage, which will strongly promote Yunnan to accelerate the pace of opening up and trade and investment promotion, realize the strategic goal of building a radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia and a free trade zone along the border, accelerate the construction of the Indo-China Peninsula economic corridor and the internationalization of the surrounding areas of the RMB, and provide a unique Yunnan trade development plan." Yin, vice president of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, is also optimistic about Yunnan's actions and prospects in the process of cooperation between Lanzhou and Mekong.

Behind the hit floor is the 4060-kilometer border between Yunnan and Lan Mei. It is a first-class port in 16, a second-class port in 7 countries, and has more than 90 passages. In the words of Thai Deputy Minister of the Interior Suti, it is also "a big market with geographical connection, blood connection and similar culture".

It is closely linked to the fate of drinking poison to quench thirst.

The Lancang River originates in Tanggula, Qinghai, flows through seven cities in Tibet and Yunnan, including Diqing, Nujiang, Dali, Baoshan, Lincang, Pu 'er and Xishuangbanna, and passes through high mountains and valleys. After leaving Xishuangbanna, it is called Mekong River, which flows through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, with a total length of 4,880 kilometers, and finally flows into the South China Sea. One river connects six countries, and the Lancang-Mekong River is not only a natural link between the six countries, but also the cradle of generations of people along the coast, which has nurtured the unique and close culture of Lan Mei countries and formed a long history and profound and extensive economic and cultural ties among countries.

From 65438 to 0992, the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) initiated by the Asian Development Bank and involving China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam was announced. As an important province represented by China, Yunnan actively participates in the planning and implementation of projects in various fields. However, to a certain extent, GMS cooperation mechanism is not promoted by governments and industrial and commercial circles in the region, but tends to be a cooperation mechanism dominated by external forces, which has the characteristics of multi-participation and exogenous, and many problems have not been effectively coordinated and solved.

On March 23 this year, the leaders of the six countries gathered in Sanya, Hainan, and officially launched the cooperation mechanism from the leadership level, which is in the same strain as building a community of destiny. Two important documents, the Sanya Declaration of the First Leaders' Meeting of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and the Joint Statement of Lancang-Mekong Countries' Capacity Cooperation, were issued at the meeting, and the Lancang-Mekong cooperation mechanism was officially launched.

"Yunnan borders Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, and is adjacent to Thailand and Cambodia. The traditional friendship with the five countries has been passed down from generation to generation, with frequent economic, trade and personnel exchanges. It can be said that the cooperation between Yunnan Province and the five Mekong countries has the advantages of' time, place and people'. " Ge, Counselor of the State Council, said that Yunnan can make more positive contributions to the cooperation mechanism between Lanzhou and Mekong, and it will be further promoted in opening up.

* * * Regional cooperation Yunnan continues to make a sound.

Because of this, Yunnan took the initiative in Lanzhou-Mekong cooperation, took a solid step, and also conveyed a strong voice and determination to the outside world.

10 6 18 to June 19, the 7th Southwest Forum and Lanmei Cooperation Think Tank Forum was held in Pu 'er. Many experts and scholars at home and abroad attended the meeting focused on "cooperation between Lanzhou and the United States", among which there were many insights on Yunnan's active integration into this new platform for great development.

"Yunnan should be the main province for China to participate in the cooperation between Lanzhou and Mekong River, and be given corresponding authority." According to Liu Zhi, director of the Greater Mekong Subregion Research Center of Yunnan University, Yunnan is connected with a river in the region and has unparalleled geographical advantages. In addition, as the main body of China's long-term participation in GMS, Yunnan has accumulated relatively more experience and profound cooperation foundation.

On the occasion of "20 1 16 Lancang-Mekong Subregion National Commodities Fair", Yunnan Chamber of Commerce of China International Chamber of Commerce and Yunnan Chengtou Group co-hosted the theme forum of Lancang-Mekong Subregion National Commodities Fair, with the theme of "Lanzhou-Mekong Subregion Cooperation and Yunnan Action".

At the forum, Sha Zukang, former UN Under-Secretary-General, said that Lancang-Mekong River cooperation will deepen and promote Yunnan's development along the border from two aspects: at the strategic level, Lancang-Mekong River cooperation will help Yunnan make better use of its location advantages and promote the construction of large maritime passages, especially Yunnan, as the fulcrum of the "Belt and Road" connection, will promote the construction of international transportation passages such as Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and China and Vietnam, and further push Yunnan's opening up along the border to a new level; At the regional level, Yunnan and Mekong countries are highly complementary in industry and products. The cooperation between Lanzhou and Mekong countries will help Yunnan and Mekong countries to explore the same market through bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and at the same time play a leading and exemplary role in the construction of Indo-China Peninsula Economic Corridor and Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor.

There are many opportunities in Yunnan in the five key areas.

Behind the constant voice is the "Yunnan opportunity" brought by the cooperation between Lan and Mei.

Liu Guangxi, president of Yunnan Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, said that the cooperation between Lanzhou and Mekong countries focuses on connectivity, production capacity, cross-border economy, water resources, agriculture and poverty reduction. These five priority development directions are in line with the development reality and bring good development opportunities to Yunnan.

"Lanzhou-Mekong cooperation focuses on promoting interconnection, and Yunnan has an irreplaceable geographical advantage in this field. Taking this as an entry point, Yunnan takes multilateral and bilateral cooperation projects as the basic carrier, and can use its own location advantages to speed up the construction of infrastructure such as roads, railways, aviation and power grids, break through terrain restrictions and make up for infrastructure shortcomings. " Liu Guangxi said.

In terms of capacity cooperation, Liu Guangxi believes that Lan-Mei cooperation will expand capacity cooperation in the fields of engineering, building materials, supporting industries, machinery and equipment, electricity and renewable energy, and build a sub-regional comprehensive industrial chain to meet the economic challenges faced by its members. Through the construction of cross-border industrial parks, Yunnan can complement the production capacity of the five countries and promote the industrialization process and industrial upgrading. At the same time, Yunnan's excess capacity in infrastructure construction is expected to be exported to the counterpart departments of the five countries in need, which not only alleviates the crisis of its own overcapacity, but also accelerates the infrastructure construction of the five countries.

With the expansion of the scale and improvement of the quality of economic and trade exchanges along the border, more Yunnan enterprises will invest and develop in the five countries, and more enterprises from the five countries will invest and develop in Yunnan, thus promoting the rapid development of Yunnan's foreign trade. In Liu Guangxi's view, the cooperation between Lanzhou and the United States was born of water, and it is committed to making coastal people eat better by water. Yunnan can make use of its own advantages to strengthen cooperation with the five countries in water transport, irrigation, hydropower generation and fishery development, and establish a water resources management mechanism in Lanmei.

In addition, in terms of agricultural cooperation, Lanzhou and Mekong countries are all agricultural countries, and agriculture is of great significance to economic development, farmers' employment and rural poverty alleviation, and Yunnan has innate natural advantages in this respect. Yunnan's agricultural production technology is advanced, especially the research and development of excellent varieties of main crops such as rice and corn, as well as high-yield and efficient cultivation techniques, rural energy technology, farmland water conservancy construction and so on. Through "agriculture-oriented", we will achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and win the sustainable development of agriculture, rural economy and society in this region.

As a natural link, the Lancang-Mekong River closely connects China with Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. With its unique geographical advantages, Yunnan will undoubtedly be a bright pearl under the cooperation mechanism between Lanzhou and Mekong River.