A joint drill is conducted by border police forces from China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar on the Mekong River in November. - China Daily
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): In November 2011, China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar agreed to set up a joint command of armed police forces to escort commercial vessels on the Mekong River.
The decision was made in response to the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on two cargo vessels on the Thai section of the river on Oct 5,2011.
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