The 21 projects cover the areas of non-traditional security, human resources, vaccine production for animal diseases, culture, agriculture, natural disaster prevention, science and technology, environmental conservation, forestry, border trade, tourism and finance.
Category: China
China’s wild elephants seek room to roam as habitats shrink
One of the biggest disruptions is the Jinghong Hydropower Plant. Zhou of CBCGDF said the dam and reservoir has made the Mekong river, which cuts through the region, impossible for elephants to cross, further fragmenting their habitats.
Asia’s apparel industry threatened by rising sea levels, study warns
The overlaid maps paint the gravest picture in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Guangzhou, China, where an estimated 50-60% of factories will be below the level of the average annual coastal flood by the end of the decade.
China Media Group and ASEAN media set up partnership to boost regional development
The partnership was formalized at last week’s 2021 ASEAN Media Partners Forum, hosted by the CMG. It gathered around 100 guests from 33 organizations in China and 14 foreign countries who attended the event in person or online.
Laos govt approves Bokeo-Boten expressway linking China, Thailand
The first stage of the 440km expressway has been been built. The contractor estimates it will take 10 years to build the next three sections from Vangvieng district in Vientiane province to the Chinese border in Luang Namtha province, at a cost of US$6 billion.
As the West leaves a void in Myanmar, China ignores its own advice to invest
While China’s official guidelines have previously cautioned against investing in conflict zones, the temptations in Myanmar are strong. Indeed, under the junta, joint development projects appear to be accelerating.
Laos to join meetings on rail link
Thailand and China have agreed to seek to hold a monthly tripartite meeting with Laos to review updates on the progress on their plan to connect the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail system in Thailand with Vientiane.
China, Laos unite to boost wildlife protection
“The project aimed to improve the proactiveness of local residents so that they will further participate in ecosystem preservation and Asian elephant monitoring, and at the same time it strove to create opportunities for community development by improving basic living conditions.”
Railway project opens new chapter in exchanges
At the Shanghai Institute of Technology, a center for people-to-people exchanges between China and the Mekong region countries, to which Laos belongs, was established last week. The “Belt and Road Lancang-Mekong Railway Connectivity Center” was initiated by the institute, which has a rich history of participation in the construction of the railway and education exchanges with Laos.
One hundred years of devastation
For example, by building 11 giant dams on the Mekong, just before the river crosses into Southeast Asia, China has secured the ability to turn off the region’s water tap. But the CCP is failing to consider the high costs of its strategy, which extend far beyond political friction with neighbours.