Yunnan to improve cross-border trade, industry

Province's foreign trade surged last year; lessons learned in pilot free trade zone will shape future

Yunnan province will enhance regional connectivity and develop trade routes along its 4,060-kilometer-long international border over the next five years, according to its top leader.

Li Jiheng, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress, said developments in the transportation infrastructure, e-commerce, biomedicine and electronic information sectors would help Yunnan companies establish new manufacturing facilities and service branches in Southeast Asian and South Asian countries over the course of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period.