With the implementation of the Western Development,the Program to Revitalize Border Areas and Enrich Residents'Lives and the"Belt and Road"initiative,the southwest border area has ushered in rapid devel-opment.This study focuses on the Southwest Border Economic Cooperation Zone.Through a detailed analysis of the economic effects of the Southwest Border Economic Cooperation Zone.This article reveals the main constraints af-fecting the development of the Southwest Border Economic Cooperation Zone.The study found that although the de-velopment momentum of the Southwest Border Economic Cooperation Zone goes well,it still faces many challenges,including insufficient infrastructure,lack of cutting-edge talents,unbalanced economic growth momentum,and low industrial structure.Therefore,based on the development status of the southwest frontier region,this paper puts for-ward relevant targeted countermeasures and suggestions to continuously deepen the opening up of the frontier region and accelerate the high-quality development of the frontier economy.
border economic cooperation zoneborder tradesouthwest border regionborder region economy