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The year 2024 marks the 70 anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the
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beginning of the second golden decade of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the 10 anniversary
of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation initiative. As the first new regional cooperation mechanism
jointly established by the six countries in the Lancang-Mekong River basin, the Lancang-Mekong
Cooperation has further solidified its leadership role and emerged as a “golden platform” for re-
gional collaboration. The six Lancang-Mekong countries embody an enduring “bulldozer” spirit
as they work to build demonstration zones for high-quality Belt and Road development, and pilot
zones for the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civiliza-
tion Initiative. Their efforts aim to ensure that the community with a shared future for Lancang-Me-
kong countries takes root and produces tangible outcomes.
The CICG Asia-Pacific and the Yunnan International Communication Center for South and
Southeast Asia, in collaboration with leading media outlets from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thai-
land, and Vietnam, have jointly selected the “Top 10 News Highlights of Lancang-Mekong Coop-
eration in 2024,” showcasing the impressive achievements, vast potential, and promising future of
collaboration among the six Lancang-Mekong countries.

2024 年是和平共处五项原则发表 70 周年、共建“一带一路”倡议第二个金色十年的开局之年，也是澜
湄合作倡议提出 10 周年。作为首个由流域六国共同创建的新型区域合作机制，澜湄合作引领作用更加明显，
已成为地区合作的“金色平台”。澜湄六国发扬驰而不息的“推土机”精神，推动打造高质量共建“一带一路”
示范区、全球发展倡议先行区、全球安全倡议实验区和全球文明倡议首善区，推动澜湄国家命运共同体落地
生根、走实见效。
中国外文局亚太传播中心、云南省南亚东南亚区域国际传播中心联合柬埔寨、老挝、缅甸、泰国、越南
主流媒体共同评选出“澜湄合作 2024 年度十大新闻”，展示澜湄六国合作的亮眼成果、巨大潜力及光明前景。

Regional Cooperation Love Heart Journey Six Countries Unite The Expansion of the Fudan-1 (Lancang-
for Sustainable Program Screens Over to Tackle Water and Scope of Visa-Free Mekong Future Star)
Agricultural Development 80,000 Children for Drought Disasters Countries Boosts Cultural Satellite Successfully
Accelerates Congenital Heart Disease 六国合力应对水旱灾害 Exchanges Launched
区域农业可持续发展合作 in the Lancang-Mekong China leveraged the regulatory “免签朋友圈” “复旦一号（澜湄未来星）”
加快推进 Countries capabilities of the Lancang River 推动人文交流升温 卫星发射成功
澜湄国家“爱心行”已为
By prioritizing the digital cascade reservoirs to alleviate A visa exemption agreement On September 24, 2024, the
transformation and green de- 8 万多名儿童开展先心病筛查 flood pressure along the Mekong for holders of ordinary passports Fudan-1 (Lancang-Mekong
velopment of agriculture, the Pragmatic cooperation initi- River. The six countries deepened between China and Thailand came Future Star) satellite was suc-
six countries have invigorated atives, such as the Love Heart cooperation on water resources into effect. Laos implemented a cessfully launched, providing
regional economic prosperity and Journey in the Lancang-Mekong and jointly enhanced the flood temporary visa-free entry policy an important platform for space
enhanced the well-being of their countries, village-level poverty and drought prevention capabili- for Chinese group tourists. China observation and facilitating tech-
citizens. reduction projects supported ties in the river basin. introduced the Lancang-Mekong nological exchange and cooper-
by the Lancang-Mekong Coop- Visa and other favorable policies, ation among the six countries.
eration Special Fund, and the which have been well-received. Over the past year, the youth
Lancang-Mekong Sweet Spring Meanwhile, people-to-people and from the six Lancang-Mekong
Action, brought benefits to the cultural exchanges among the six countries engaged actively in
people across all countries, em- countries continued to strengthen. dialogue and exchanges, voicing
bodying the positive spirit of fresh perspectives on regional
“people-to-people connectivity.” cooperation and development.