On the Border Trade of Tibet Autonomous Region

The border trade as a crucial part of international trade has enormous effect on national and regional economic development.The Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR) is located in the south-western area of China with 4,300 kilometers border line with its neighboring countries,and has unique geographical advantages for developing the border trade.In recent years,the development of infrastructure at the border has laid a solid foundation for long term development of the border trade.This paper tries to analyze the development of border trade of the TAR and measures have been taken for promoting the trade.