Projects help bring outside world in

Editor's Note: China shares a land border of about 22,000 kilometers with 14 countries. The once less-developed border regions have witnessed rapid growth in the past decade. In this series, China Daily looks at how these regions tap their geographical and other advantages to improve local livelihoods.

Facts

Tibet

Population: 3.65 million

Area: 1.23 million square kilometers

GDP in 2021: 208 billion yuan

Total value of imports and exports in 2021: 4.02 billion yuan