Evolution,distribution characteristics and influencing factors of border trade markets in Xizang
The Xizang border trade markets are key links in the construction of the South Asia Corridor and trans-Himalayan connectivity,which is of great significance in promoting the stability and development of the border region in China.Facing the shortage of in-depth investigation and analysis of Xizang border trade mar-kets in the current study.Combining field surveys from 2018 to 2020,Geographic Information System(GIS)spatial visualization techniques,this study came up with an analytical framework based on geo-economic theory,and examined the evolution process,distribution characteristics and impact factors of the Xizang border trade market.The results indicate that:1)After the evolution development of the formation period(17th century-1904),the devel-opment period(1904-1962),the initial recovery period(1962-1994)and the slow recovery period(1994-),the Xizang border trade market as a whole has shown a decreasing trend.2)At present,the Xizang border trade markets are mainly concentrated in the Sino-Nepalese border,and a border trade market system mainly of the port type and supplemented by the town type and village/pasture type has been formed initially,while the China-India and China-Bhutan border trade market has shown a shrinking trend.3)The fault valleys of the Himalayas provided conditions for the formation and development of border trade markets.Meanwhile,regional trade pat-terns were shaped by accessibility,leading to the clustering of border trade markets in towns.Though Nepal and Bhutan hoped to reduce their transitional dependence on India through the development of border trade,"the offshore balancing strategy"of the western countries such as the United States,and India's"buffer zone strategy"are intended to cut off border trade markets.Moreover,the control measures in Xizang border restric-ted the development of border trade to a certain extent.4)We should actively explore the opening of additional border trade markets in border counties and towns,the integrated development of border trade and tourism,and a differentiated model of border stability maintenance and control,in order to promote the stability and devel-opment of Xizang border areas.
border trade marketgeo-economySouth Asian Corridorborder areas of Xizang
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