Wanding Border Economic Cooperation Zone (WTBECZ) is a
Chinese State Council
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-approved
Industrial Park
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based in
Wanding Town
Wanding, also known as Wanting (; meaning in Tai Nüa language: "the sun shining overhead"), is a frontier town in Ruili City, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Wanding is a town in the official division system, but there are three adm ...
,
Ruili City,
Dehong Prefecture
The Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture is located in western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, and is one of the eight autonomous prefectures of the province, bordering Baoshan to the east and Burma's Kachin State to the west. ...
,
Yunnan
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,
China, founded in 1992 and was established to promote trade between China and
Myanmar
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. The zone spans 6 km sq. and is focused on developing trading, processing, agriculture resources and tourism.
See also
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Sino-Burmese relations
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Kunming Economic and Technology Development Zone
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Kunming High-tech Industrial Development Zone
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Hekou Border Economic Cooperation Zone
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Ruili Border Economic Cooperation Zone
References
Wanding Border Economic Cooperation Zone-
Alibaba Group
Economy of Yunnan
Special Economic Zones of China
China–Myanmar border
Ruili
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