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Yuanyang county lies at an altitude ranging from 140 along the Red River up to nearly 3000 metres above sea level in the Ailao mountains [4] and is situated about 50 km (31 mi) north of the border with Vietnam. The climate of Yuanyang county is mainly central sub-tropical monsoon with wet summers and dry winters.
In 2010, trade between Africa and China was valued at US$114 billion [9] and US$166.3 billion in 2011. [67] By 2022, total trade grew to US$282 billion. [68] China has been Africa's largest trading partner since 2009 when it surpassed the United States, [69] and continues to be by far its largest trading partner as of 2022. [68]
The total area stretches across 1,000,000 acres and four counties: Yuanyang, Honghe, Jinpin and Lüchun, although the core area of the terraces is located in Yuanyang County. In 2013, 16,603 hectares of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces were listed as a World Heritage Site , because of their outstanding resilient construction, unique social ...
According to the 2nd session of the 2011 China Africa Industrial Forum hosted in Beijing, China-Africa trade volume was expected to exceed 150 billion US dollars by year 2011. [124] As with previous Western involvement in Africa, forging close ties with local elites has been a key strategy for Chinese diplomats and businessmen. [ 125 ]
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The Red River remained the main commercial travel route between the French Indochina and Yunnan until the opening of the Kunming–Haiphong Railway in 1910. Although French steamers would be able to go as far upstream as Lao Cai during the rainy season, [ 6 ] during the dry season (November to April) steamship would not go upstream of Yên Bái ...
Additionally, the utilization rate of arable land remains low in some regions. For instance, the ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to China proposed in 2018 that China assist in developing local arable land under the Belt and Road Initiative. Before this, the agricultural utilization rate in the DRC was less than 10%.
The county seat is the town of Lijiang (澧江镇), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It derives its name from the Red River (Asia) , [ 2 ] which is known as the Yuan River ( 元江 ) in Yunnan, and is an important provincial crossroads for access to Southeast Asia.