The Paukphaw friendship between China and Myanmar

China and Myanmar have a thousand-old friendship. Lincang and Myanmar are connected by mountains and rivers, and have carried out all-round, multi-level and wide-ranging exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, agriculture, tourism, education and culture. The border residents of both sides have maintained long-term friendly exchanges like relatives.

Myanmar is the place where China first issued the initiative to establish the LMC mechanism. In May 2017, it announced the establishment of its LMC state coordination agency and took over as the LMC co-chair on August 24,2020.so far, The LMC has entered a period of comprehensive development with the "Lancang speed and efficiency" and the "LMC model" based on "development first" and "project-oriented", In addition to the joint statement on "Production Capacity", "Production capacity of textile and garment industry" and "Sustainable Development" and the joint statement on "Deepening Agricultural Cooperation and Ensuring Food Security" and "Deepening Cooperation on Customs Trade Security and Customs clearance Facilitation" under the LANCang-Mekong Cooperation framework, We also promoted the five-year Action Plan for 2022, the Five-year Plan for Poverty Reduction Cooperation, and the Three-year Action Plan for Agricultural Cooperation until 2022, and reviewed and approved the five-year Action Plan for 2027, Initiatives to deepen local cooperation have also been issued, The LMC Special Fund has also been launched, We are further implementing the six major Mekong initiatives, including the "Agricultural Cooperation Action Plan" and the "Digital Economy Cooperation Plan", Efforts to promote cross-border economic cooperation, We will further align the construction of the economic development belt in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin with the deepening of the "new international land and sea trade corridor". By early July 2022,93 Myanmar projects have been supported by the LMC Special Fund, with the largest country in both the number of projects and funds.

Therefore, China pays close attention to the conflict in Myanmar, urges all parties to cease fire as soon as possible, continue to resolve differences peacefully through dialogue and consultation, avoid escalation of the situation, and take effective measures to ensure the security and stability of the China-Myanmar border.