China News Service, Kunming, January 22 (Luo Jie, Han Shuainan) On the 22nd, at the 2022 Yunnan Two Sessions, Li Xudong, a representative of the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of the Pu'er Municipal Party Committee, and Secretary of the Simao District Party Committee, said that Yunnan, as the largest coffee producing area in China, should Taking the development of the coffee industry as a breakthrough point, explore the development model of linkage with South Asia and Southeast Asia.

　　The main coffee producing area in China is Yunnan, whose area and output account for more than 98% of the country's total.

There are also world-famous coffee producing areas in Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and other countries with a long history of coffee cultivation.

However, the coffee industry in Yunnan, China and Southeast Asian countries generally has problems such as lack of intensive processing and short industrial chain.

Li Xudong said that seeking multi-country cooperation will be an active exploration to solve the problem.

　　According to the work report of the Yunnan Provincial Government in 2022, Yunnan will become China's radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia, actively serve and integrate into the country's major development strategies, accelerate the construction of large channels and large logistics, accelerate the development of new models of international trade, and deepen cross-border industrial cooperation. Promote the efficient flow and convergence of various key elements.

　　In the process of building the "Two Asia" link and radiation center, Yunnan's cross-border industrial cooperation is also constantly being explored.

　　"The coffee industry is a breakthrough." Li Xudong said that at the coffee planting level, Yunnan can be extended to Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and other countries by relying on the geographical advantage of Yunnan, so as to realize the relocation of the first workshop of the coffee industry, and through the international coffee trade in Yunnan The platform service of the center can effectively integrate resources.

"At the same time, Yunnan Specialty Coffee Processing Park has landed in Simao District, Pu'er City. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2022 to further enhance deep processing and enhance product production, processing and sales capabilities. Currently, it is actively connecting with well-known brands at home and abroad."

　　In addition, Li Xudong also suggested that a bonded warehouse for coffee imports should be established in Pu'er, Yunnan, and the China-Laos Railway would open up channels for Southeast Asian and South Asian coffee producing areas to enter the Chinese market from Yunnan, so as to achieve the goal of Yunnan becoming an Asian coffee trade center and industrial center.

　　Li Hong, a member of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also said that the "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership" (RCEP) and the opening of the China-Laos Railway have brought new opportunities for Yunnan's industrial development. It is more and more convenient for coffee raw materials from neighboring countries and regions to enter Pu'er. It will become the "first stop" for importing and processing for Southeast Asian countries, which will effectively drive the deep processing of coffee in Yunnan Province and the import and export of coffee.

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