A Study On The History And Current Situation Of China-Myanmar’s Jade Trade

As a friendly neighbor,China and Myanmar have a history of more than 2,000 years of mutual exchanges.The friendship between the two peoples is profound.Since the ancient Shu Dontuo prince came to the Tang Dynasty to the New China,the leaders of the two countries have repeatedly Interviews have become a model for friendly relations between the two countries.Since the beginning of the NLD’s administration in Myanmar in 2016,Myanmar has continued to maintain friendly exchanges with China and has conducted all-round exchanges in economic,cultural and political aspects.As a jade trade power,Myanmar exports more than 90%of the original jade stone to the world.As the country’s favorite jade country,Myanmar’s cooperation with China will be closer.As a student from Kachin State in northern Myanmar,the author,based on his love of jade trade in his country,tried to combine the expertise of international relations he learned during his studies in China,and the various history of Sino-Myanmar jade trade.The current situation is explored.The jade industry in Myanmar is huge.During the booming period of trade,the benefits of jade trade were as high as one-third of Myanmar’s fiscal revenue.Myanmar has always been the main producer of the world jade market,and Myanmar’s high-quality jade is exported to all parts of the world.However,large-scale jade mining has brought countless wealth to Myanmar,and it has also buried hidden dangers of environmental damage for Myanmar.The jade in Myanmar is generally owned by the government.The jade that is shipped to China for sale is approved by the Customs formalities,which is a legal and legal jade,and some jade flows into the smuggling market through illegal channels.At present,China and Myanmar are actively formulating the overall plan and special plan for the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor,and constantly accelerating infrastructure investment in transportation to achieve policy communication,facility connectivity,trade smoothness,capital finance,and people’s hearts.Through the cooperation of "promoting common development and achieving common prosperity",the scale of China’s acquisition of raw stone materials from Myanmar is constantly expanding,and the acquisition of rough stones will become more convenient.Through research,the author believes that due to historical reasons,the trade of the Myanmar jade industry has not been fair and transparent for a long time.The Myanmar government has now adopted laws and policies to regulate the market,which will have a positive impact on the development of the entire industry.With the continuous deepening of Sino-Myanmar trade relations,jade trade will inject vitality into Myanmar’s development on the one hand,and increase political mutual trust between the two countries on the one hand and promote economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.