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Here, multisource remote sensing data were used to reinterpret the active faults in the northern segment of the Red River Fault (China). First, we obtained airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data, high-resolution GaoFen-7 (GF-7) remote sensing image data, and historical aerial photographs, and a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) was generated based on the airborne LiDAR data and GF-7 data. According to the remote sensing interpretation, the main active faults were identified. We subsequently verified the faults in the field and constrained the geographic locations. The current activity was confirmed to be dominantly normal faulting, with some dextral strike-slip components, and the latest active age was the Late Holocene. It reflects the coordination of structural deformation between the rotation of the secondary block and the sliding of the boundary fault within the Sichuan\u2013Yunnan Block. The results show that airborne LiDAR and GF-7 remote sensing data have a great application value in providing high-resolution topographic and geomorphologic data for the study of active structures. 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