In the past few days, Qingshuihe Port has once again become a hot topic among the people of Guokang, Wa and Lincang. On November 19th, the Qingshuihe Port welcomed the first batch of Chinese who entered the customs by land with Chinese passports. They passed through the Kokang area to Lashio to prepare for the Lashio Border Fair.
In this regard, many small partners cast envious eyes. As we all know, Myanmar is an "empty in and empty out" country, and you must take a plane to enter and exit Myanmar with a passport. The border areas are land-entry and land-exit, and border passes are required.
Qingshuihe Port is a national-level port in Myanmar. The restrictions are as follows:
1. Chinese people cannot enter Myanmar directly through the port with a passport. People in the border area holding the "China-Myanmar Border Pass" can stay for a week after entering Kokang via the Qingshuihe Port.
2. In order to stimulate tourism, the Myanmar government temporarily approved foreigners to enter with passports from Ruili Muse Port, but they must enter by land and leave by air.
3. Myanmar people cannot enter China through these land ports with passports. Border residents can enter China with a border permit, but they are limited to the border area of China and cannot travel to the Chinese mainland.
With the continuous development of society, the communication between the people of Myanmar and China has become more frequent, and the call for passports to pass through the border ports is getting higher and higher.
Previously, Xiao Shungui, a member of the Kokang National Congress, proposed at the meeting that he hoped that the federal government would consider approving the Qingshuihe Port-Mengding Port to implement a passport policy. In response, Federal Minister Wu Densui said that the Federal Government will consider this issue and open the passport policy at an appropriate time. At that time, many small partners expressed the hope that this policy can be implemented as soon as possible.
The Lashio Border Trade Fair provides an opportunity for Chinese exhibitors. Qingshuihe Port accepts Chinese passports for the first time.
The relevant person in charge of Qingshuihe said that the Qingshuihe port passport clearance is only temporary, in order to welcome the first border fair . However, this is a historic moment. It is the first land port in Myanmar to implement passport access. This is also a success. I believe that passport access will be completely opened in the near future!
Qingshuihe Port is known as the "golden port". As early as the 1950s, Myanmar-China Qingshuihe Port started small trade import and export business. From Qingshuihe Port to Yangon, less than Ruili to Yangon. It takes a 3-hour drive and customs clearance is more convenient.
Mengding Qingshuihe Port is 15 kilometers and 24 kilometers from Huban and Gunnong, an important town in northern Myanmar, 149 kilometers to Lashio, an important commodity distribution center in northern Myanmar, 983 kilometers to Kyaukphyu Port, and Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar It is only 431 kilometers, 748 kilometers to Naypyidaw, and 1138 kilometers to Yangon, Myanmar. It is currently the most convenient land route connecting China to South Asia and Southeast Asia. According to statistics published on the website of the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar, the total amount of border trade between Myanmar reached 8.46396 billion U.S. dollars in the 2017-2018 fiscal year (April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018), of which the China-Myanmar border trade amounted to $6.75395 billion. , Accounting for 79.797% of Myanmar’s total border trade. Among the five China-Myanmar border trade ports, Muji Port ranked first with a trade volume of 5.82882 billion U.S. dollars, and Qingshuihe Port ranked second with a trade volume of 57209 million U.S. dollars.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Commerce Wu Angtu said that Myanmar does not want to highlight the role of a port in the construction of the "herringbone" China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, but hopes that all borders such as Xiaomengla, Qingshuihe, Houqiao, Ruili, etc. The development of front-line ports is more in line with the common interests of China and Myanmar.
The current Qingshuihe port is the second largest border trade port between China and Myanmar and the third largest border trade port in Myanmar. Myanmar mainly exports rice, corn, soybeans and other seasonal products to China through the Qingshuihe port.China imports various industrial products.
With the advent of the golden age of Myanmar and China, the historical period of the great development of the "Golden Port" has begun. It is surging and rolling forward, showing the courage and responsibility of the great rivers.
