Cooperative framework | Year of establishment | Members | Cooperation objectives/priorities |
Greater Mekong Subregion | 1992 | China (Yunnan and Guangxi province), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam | Regional connectivity through projects in agriculture, energy, environment, health and human resource development, etc. |
Mekong River Commission | 1995 | Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam (dialogue members: China and Myanmar) | The jointly management of the shared water resources and the sustainable development of the Mekong, including water allocation, navigation, irrigation, hydropower, flood control, fisheries, etc. |
Lower Mekong Initiatives | 2009 | Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, initiated by the United States | To deliver equitable, sustainable and inclusive economic growth among the five countries |
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation | 2015 | China, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam | Cooperation under the leading of China relating to political, social and economic issues |