BOAO, China China and five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River announced on March 23 an agreement to work together to develop the region, building infrastructure and modernizing industries with an infusion of Chinese cash and assistance.
The joint communique was issued at a summit in the Chinese city of Sanya, on Hainan Island. China hosted top officials from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. At the meeting, presided over by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the participants agreed to create a framework through which China's surplus of materials from excess industrial production can be channeled to help develop areas along the Mekong.
