China-Myanmar Cross-border Agricultural Economic Cooperation — Views from Myanmar

Abstract

Objective: Based on the Yunnan-Myanmar agricultural cooperation, this article explores coordinated policies to promote China-Myanmar cross-border agricultural economic cooperation. Method: Taking the official statistical data of Myanmar as evidence, this paper analyzes the Myanmar-China cross-border agricultural trade from the international trade float of Myanmar, and compares the deficit status, government consensus, investment and construction of the cross-border trade between Myanmar and China among the trading partners of Myanmar, and further analyzes the important role of cross-border agricultural economic cooperation between Myanmar and China. Result: The study shows that China is the largest trading partner of Myanmar, and the agricultural products is one of the main foreign exchange products that Myanmar exports to China, and China has been actively carrying out trade measures to promote agricultural economic cooperation. Meanwhile, Myanmar indicates that it is urgent to narrow the trade deficit, by improving the quality standardization of agricultural products, strengthening the construction of border ports and sharing information in bilateral markets. Suggestion: As the main carrier of Myanmar-China economic cooperation, Yunnan should strengthen China-Myanmar crossborder agricultural economic cooperation by enhancing and improving the trade of agricultural products between