https://www.scmp.com/rss/510412/feed Richard Grünwald is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, China. His research interest is in Mekong hydropolitics and transboundary water governance in Southeast Asia en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com First proposed at the 17th Asean-China Summit in 2014 by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism aims to enhance economic cooperation, environmental protection efforts and transboundary water governance between the countries along the river’s length, namely China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Seen as a rival to the US-backed Mekong River Commission (MRC) – which excludes Myanmar and China and was formed in 1995 – the LMC differentiates itself... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3142712/how-chinas-cooperation-mekong-countries-can-overcome-trust?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3142712/how-chinas-cooperation-mekong-countries-can-overcome-trust?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:00:22 +0000