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BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Since the COVID-19 outbreak, countries of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) have worked together to tide over the difficult times, which has demonstrated the Lancang-Mekong cooperation of sincerity, mutual assistance and affinity.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Over the past half-year, China has actively assisted other LMC countries in fighting the pandemic by sending medical expert teams, sharing anti-epidemic information as well as providing medical supplies.
The third LMC leaders' meeting will be held via video link on Aug. 24, according to China's Foreign Ministry.
The LMC is a sub-regional cooperation mechanism jointly established by Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, the river is called the Lancang River in China and the Mekong River when it flows through the other five countries before emptying into the sea.
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (3rd R) welcomes the Chinese medical team at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 23, 2020. A team of Chinese medical experts arrived in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, to help the country fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The seven-member Chinese medical team, from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, came over with tons of medical supplies including ventilators, medical masks, test kits, and others. (Xinhua/Mao Pengfei)
Chinese experts check a COVID-19 patient's situation in Lao government-designated Mittaphab Hospital (Hospital 150) in Vientiane, Laos, April 11, 2020. (Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team/Handout via Xinhua)
A Chinese military medical expert demonstrates how to take off protective gloves at a hospital in Yangon, Myanmar, May 7, 2020. Medical experts from the Chinese People's Liberation Army provided necessary training to Myanmar's military medical staff who will be assigned to work at a COVID-19 treatment center soon. (Xinhua/U Aung)
Representatives from Lao Ministry of Health and designated hospitals attend a video conference on COVID-19 prevention and control with medical experts from China's Shanghai in Vientiane, Laos, April 13, 2020. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
Medical supplies provided by China arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, March 23, 2020, to assist the country's fight against the novel coronavirus. (Xinhua)
Representatives of China and Vietnam pose for a group photo with COVID-19 prevention and control materials at a border crossing between China and Vietnam, on May 12, 2020. These materials, including KN95 masks, disposable surgical masks, medical protective suits, gloves, and goggles, were delivered at a border crossing between the two countries. (Chinese Embassy to Vietnam/Handout via Xinhua)
