国内英语资讯:China Focus: Lancang-Mekong cooperation on fast track
<p><span word="KUNMING">KUNMING</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="boatmen">boatmen</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unloading">unloading</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>.</p><p><span word="Lancang">Lancang</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qinghai">Qinghai</span>-<span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="plateau">plateau</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mekong">Mekong</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span>, <span word="Laos">Laos</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>, <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="emptying">emptying</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 326 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> 4,880-<span word="km">km</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="waterway">waterway</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 795,000 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Ran">Ran</span> <span word="Mujiang">Mujiang</span> <span word="sails">sails</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Guanlei">Guanlei</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chiang">Chiang</span> <span word="Saen">Saen</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span>, <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pomegranates">pomegranates</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="departs">departs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2016, <span word="about">about</span> 97,000 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Guanlei">Guanlei</span> <span word="Port">Port</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45.9 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 420 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="sailing">sailing</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>," <span word="Ran">Ran</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="Lancang">Lancang</span>-<span word="Mekong">Mekong</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> (<span word="LMC">LMC</span>) <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dali">Dali</span>, <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LMC">LMC</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2016.</p>
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