VIENTIANE - Chinese Ambassador to Laos Wang Wentian on Friday said the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) has entered the phase of further growth from the phase of nurturing.Wang made the remarks when addressing the LMC Week held in the Lao capital of Vientiane.Under the framework of the cooperation mechanism, China has set up 10-billion-yuan ($1.58 billion) concessional loans, a $5-billion special loan on production capacity cooperation and a $5-billion preferential export buyers' credits to support infrastructure and production capacity cooperation in the sub-region, said Wang.China has also set up a special purpose fund of $300 million for five years to support the small and medium cooperation projects proposed by the six countries, he added."LMC has achieved better-than-expected results, and is entering a phase of further growth from the phase of nurturing," he said.Institutional platform building has made steady progress, with a four-tiered meeting mechanism in place consisting of meeting among leaders, foreign ministers, senior officials and working groups, he said.Major development projects are moving forward smoothly, Wang said, adding that financial support that China pledged is being delivered, and construction of the China-Laos Railway and the China-Thailand Railway has been underway.Wang said he believed in the next two years, as the co-chair countries, China and Laos will work closely to implement the consensus reached in January at the second leaders' meeting in Cambodia and actively plan for the next step.Over 200 representatives from the Lao foreign ministry, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) embassies and other foreign embassies and missions participated in the event.The LMC is a sub-regional cooperation mechanism connecting six countries along the river, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. wristbands canadacustom silicone bracelets canadarubber bracelets canadasilicone bracelets canadasilicone wristbands canadacustom wristbands canadacanadian wristbandswristbands canada
SHIJIAZHUANG -- Liu Yunshan, a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official, has called for the extension of the Party's strict governance to the grassroots level. Liu, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour in northern China's Hebei province from Sunday to Monday. Liu visited Saihanba forest farm and a village in Chengde city, where he acknowledged the achievements of Hebei's economic and social development and Party building. Saihanba is a vast forest covering nearly 75,000 hectares. It was a piece of barren land 55 years ago, but decades of hard work turned it into an important ecological shield for Beijing and Tianjin. "Generations of workers have not only created the miracle of turning a barren land into a forest, but also a precious spiritual fortune, the Saihanba spirit, which should be learnt and carried forward," Liu said. During his visit, Liu asked Party members to serve the public, solve difficulties, explore targeted poverty eradication and set an example to others. In addition, Liu stressed efforts to integrate Party building at grassroots level with people's daily life and production as well as the country's reform, development and stability, urging Party members to achieve more ahead of the upcoming 19th CPC national congress.
