China eyes stronger ties with Mekong countries

China eyes stronger ties with the other five countries along the Lancang-Mekong river, pledging new loans, medical aids and scholarships to its neighbors. At the second Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) leaders’ meeting on Jan 10, Premier Li Keqiang announced that China will provide another 7 billion yuan ($1.08 billion) in government concessional loans to Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. …

Mu Xuequan
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