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（ADB’s GMS program）亚洲开发银行的大湄公河次区域合作规划 [1]The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) is a brainchild of the Asian Development Bank(ADB) comprising of five countries and one province Kingdom of Cambodia, Union of Myanmar kingdom of Thailand, socialist Republic of Vietnam, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Yunnan Province of the People’s Republic of China. [1] 大湄公河次区域是亚洲开发银行（亚行）的创意，它最初由五个国家和一个省份组成-他们分别是柬埔寨王国，缅甸联邦，泰王国，越南社会主义共和国，老挝人民民主共和国和中华人民共和国的云南省。 [2] The Greater Mekong Sub-region GMS is an area with immense economic potential and rich natural resources. As many as 70 million people are living within the Mekong River Basin area and 260 million throughout the sub region. The GMS is also experiencing some of the fastest economic growth rates in the world Sustainable and equitable development, though, is hindered by poverty environmental degradation and lack of human resources, as well as differential social development and governance structures. Since its inception in 1992 by the 6 member governments, the GMs had undergo process of integration unprecedented in the region. Through multilateral cooperation and funding by international organizations( IOs), non-governmental organizations( NGOs), and private investments the Sub-region has experienced a boom in economic growth Until now, however, sub-regional integration has primarily been externally-driven through the funds of international organizations, particularly the ADB, and foreign governments In order to achieve true integration and cooperation among the 6 member nations, it is necessary to create a new GMS spirit 15 years after its initial inception. An intensification of bi-and multilateral cooperation and an identification of GMS citizens with their region will pave the way for sustainable development and prolonged peace in the historically troubled region [2] 大湄公河次区域是一个拥有巨大经济潜力和丰富自然资源的区域。七千多万的人民生活在湄公河盆地，整个次区域地区有将近两亿六千万人口。同样，大湄公河次区域经历了世界上最快的经济增长速度。然而，贫穷、环境的恶化和人力资源的缺乏以及不同的社会发展和治理结构阻碍了可持续和公平发展。自六个成员国于1992年开始合作以来，大湄公河次区