清莱府是泰国最北的一个府，面积11,678平方公里，人口约100万。下辖11个县1个分县，110个区。府公署设于清莱直辖县万区。清莱府是澜沧江-湄公河次区域经济合作的重要地区之一，是昆明—曼谷公路国际大通道中的重要节点。该府经济以农牧业为主，坝区土地肥沃，盛产水稻，有“北部粮仓”美称。山区盛产木材，畜牧业十分发达。近年来还发现了有色金属矿的蕴藏。清莱府旅游业发展迅速，随着湄公河流域次区域合作开发的开展，该地区的边境贸易日益繁荣，基础设施建设也有较大发展。

云南省与清莱府于2000年9月27日正式缔结友好省府关系。自结好以来，双方高层互访频繁，友好交流稳固发展。双方共同签订了《中华人民共和国云南省与泰王国清莱府促进文化体育园艺合作协议书》，在教育领域有着长期有效的合作机制。为全面深化两省在多领域开展务实合作，清莱府成立了清莱-云南友好协会，云南省成立了“云南－清莱友好省府工作委员会”。在中泰《禁毒合作谅解备忘录》框架下，云南省与清莱府相互合作，联合打击境内外毒枭和重大毒贩，取得显著成果。

Chiang Rai Province, Thailand

Chiang Rai is one of the northernmost provinces of Thailand, with an area of 11,678 square kilometers and a population of about 1 million. There are 11 counties, one sub-county and 110 districts under its jurisdiction. Chiang Rai is an important area in the Lancang-Mekong Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation, and a traffic hub along the Kunming-Bangkok international highway. Chiang Rai’s economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. With fertile land in its plains, Chiang Rai is rich in rice production and is reputed as Thailand’s “northern granary”. Its mountainous areas are famous for timber production and well-developed livestock husbandry. In recent years, non-ferrous metal deposits have also been prospected. Tourism in Chiang Rai has been developing rapidly. With the growing cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong Sub-Region, the border trade in Chiang Rai is increasingly prosperous, accompanied by greatly improved infrastructure.

Yunnan established friendship-province relationship with Chiang Rai on September 27, 2000. Since then, the two provinces have seen frequent high-level visits and steady development of friendly exchanges. The two sides signed an Agreement on Promoting Cultural, Sports and Gardening Cooperation between Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China and Chiang Rai Province, Kingdom of Thailand. The two sides also have a productive long-term cooperation mechanism in the field of education. In order to deepen pragmatic bilateral cooperation in various fields, Chiang Rai provincial government established a Chiang Rai-Yunnan Friendship Association, while Yunnan provincial government also set up a Yunnan-Chiang Rai Friendly Cooperation Committee. Under the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on Drug Control Cooperation between the two countries, Yunnan and Chiang Rai carried out a range of joint crack-downs on drug barons and major drug traffickers with remarkable results.