■——边境贸易不景气——■ 中越陆地边境绵延1347公里。我广西、云南两省与越南北部的广宁、谅山、高平、河江、老街、莱洲等6省接壤,铁路和公路相通,交通便利。双方开展边贸由来已久,1991年～1996年,年均增长30％。1996年边贸额达40多亿元人民币。 1997年以来,两国边贸出现停滞,进而下降且降幅趋大。广西凭祥和 ■ - border trade downturn - ■ China and Vietnam land border stretches 1347 kilometers. I Guangxi, Yunnan provinces and northern Vietnam Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Gaoping, Hejiang, Lao Cai, Laizhou and other six provinces bordering the railway and the highway, convenient transportation. The border trade between the two sides has a long history, from 1991 to 1996, an average annual increase of 30%. In 1996, the border trade amounted to more than 4 billion yuan. Since 1997, the border trade between the two countries has stagnated, and then declined with a sharp drop. Pingxiang, Guangxi