Abstract: During the “Belt and Road” construction, security risks across the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan are: (1) Territorial Security. Northern Myanmar clash remains unsettled, and the continuous war is adjacent to the border in Yunnan. Seen from past experience, territorial security may be threatened as accidental shooting and bombing across the border; (2) Economic Security. Northern Myanmar is the only place where several countries have to pass by and may intervene in some of the key construction projects of the “Belt and Road”. As a result, the project implementation may be delayed, subject to great uncertainties and heavy losses, and thus the potential economic security risks are prominent; (3) Population Security. Drug addicts, traffickers asylum-seekers, and the “three-illegal” migrants (migration, residence and employment) all look for any chance to enter Yunnan across the border. The sustainable development of the population in Yunnan is threatened since it is difficult to control the number, structure, quality and distribution of the migrants; and (4) Education Security. In the cross-border area, education subjects keep migrating, and local education system is incomplete. The educational function and effect fail to reach the anticipated target and tend to be exploited by others. Consequently, hidden risks in education security are very palpable.

Key words: “Belt and Road”, border security, geopolitics