Wang Yi on the Next Stage of LMC Development

On November 4, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi chaired the 11th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Beijing and put forward a five-point proposal on the next stage of LMC development.

First, pool new synergies for solidarity and collective strengths. We should carry forward the LMC culture of equality, sincerity, mutual assistance and kinship, and effectively implement the Five‑Year Plan of Action on Lancang-Mekong Cooperation. We should maintain close exchanges and policy communication at all levels, strengthen top‑level design and build strategic consensus, so as to set the right direction for upgrading cooperation. We should strengthen exchanges and mutual learning on governance experience, resolve differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation, enhance security and resilience through development and cooperation, and work together to safeguard the overall situation of friendly cooperation.

Second, build a new frontier for opening-up and win-win outcomes. We should strengthen synergy between development strategies, deepen cooperation along the New International Land‑Sea Trade Corridor, advance the region’s big market for economy and trade, big circulation of finance, big connectivity of infrastructure and big exchanges among people and cultures, and jointly build the LMC Economic Development Belt. We should promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in the region. We should strengthen joint research, technical cooperation and personnel training, push for the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Poverty Reduction Cooperation Center, and implement the Lancang-Mekong Special Cooperation Plan on Poverty Reduction through Science and Technology. We should advance the building of the information sharing platform for water resources cooperation, deepen cooperation on air quality management and monitoring, and speed up cooperation and exchanges in tourism, media and think tanks. We should take the LMC Special Fund as a focal point to create more exemplary small and beautiful livelihood programs and effectively increase the sense of gains of the people in the basin.

Third, foster new impetus for green innovation. We should expand cooperation in emerging areas such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing and smart agriculture, and speed up agreement on the outcome documents of the Leaders’ Meeting, such as the joint initiative on AI‑empowered digital transformation and the joint statements on strengthening industrial and supply chain cooperation and jointly improving the business environment, so as to promote the transformation of regional industrial cooperation toward new, smarter and greener development. China welcomes more Mekong countries to join the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization. Giving play to the demonstration and driving effect of the Lancang-Mekong Future Satellite, we should strengthen the Research Center for Lancang-Mekong Youth Astronomical Sciences, and push for the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong Universities Alliance, so as to inject youthful dynamism into innovation cooperation.

Fourth, consolidate new underpinnings for security. We should carry forward the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness and inclusiveness and the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. We should firmly oppose external interference and intervention and oppose instigating bloc confrontation, resist the building of exclusive “small circles,” and never allow the resurgence of militarism. We should give full play to the role of the Lancang-Mekong Ministerial Meeting on Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation, step up joint crackdowns on cross‑border criminal activities such as online gambling, telecom fraud, drug trafficking, counterfeiting and smuggling, and continue to ensure the success of the Safe Lancang‑Mekong Operation and the Mekong River Joint Patrol and Law Enforcement Operation.

Fifth, foster new highlights in disaster management. We should push for the establishment of the Lancang-Mekong cross-border disaster early-warning cooperation mechanism, set up a real‑time multi‑source data exchange mechanism among Lancang-Mekong countries on hydrology, meteorology, geology and forest fires, and strengthen cooperation with Mekong countries in disaster monitoring, early warning and emergency response, create a regional network for meteorological disaster monitoring and early warning, and build a demonstration network of earthquake early warning stations, so as to jointly enhance capabilities of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief.

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