A group of internationally recognised experts examine the recent trends of cross-border movements of people, goods and economic activity at fifteen major borders in the Greater Mekong Sub-region with the aim of predicting the long terms future for this region.

"Ever since China and Vietnam resumed diplomatic contacts and reopened the border in 1991, the borderland region has come been part of the vibrant growing economies of both countries and drawn many from the interior provinces to the borderland for new economic adventures. This book examines...

1. Introduction -- 2. The intriguing Vietnam-China relationship and border encounters -- 3. Trade, business and borderland cultural economy -- 4. Chinese tourists, borderland tourism and joking relationships -- 5, Smuggling, gambling and borderland regulation -- 6. Sex tourism, gender politics...