The collision between Indochina and S. China blocks was accommodated by a southwestward subduction.
A ductile top-to-the-NE ductile shearing characterizes the Ailaoshan Belt.
The Early Triassic collision triggered late-orogenic crustal melting, followed by Middle Triassic top-to-the-NE shearing.
A detail tectonic correlation between the Ailaoshan and Vietnam belts is provided.