Chinese Government Pledges to provide scholarships and training for Lancang-Mekong Countries

On March 23, 2016, according to the Sanya Declaration of the First Lancang- Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Leaders’ Meeting, China pledged commitment to providing 18,000 person-year scholarships and 5,000 training opportunities to candidates from Mekong countries over the next three years to support closer cooperation among Lancang-Mekong countries.

The five Mekong countries are; Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. These promises are under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC, 澜沧江—湄公河合作). They are used to promote cooperation between the Lancang-Mekong countries.

During this first LMC Foreign Ministers' Meeting, countries agreed to welcome China’s commitment to establish a LMC Fund, provide concessional loans and special loans, and provide 18,000 person-year scholarships and 5,000 training opportunities to candidates from Mekong countries in the next 3-years to support closer cooperation among Lancang-Mekong countries.