(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-02 22:40

BEIJING -- Senior CPC official Li Changchun met here on Wednesday with presidents of TV stations from five Southeast Asian countries.

The five TV presidents including Kem Gunawadh from Cambodia, Bounchom Vongphet from Laos, U Win Kyi from Myanmar, Wasan Paileeklee from Thailand and Tran Binah Minh from Vietnam, were here to attend the broadcasting ceremony of a documentary titled " Nourished by the Same Water".

Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, highlighted the traditional friendship between China and the five nations, saying that the cooperation mechanism of the Grater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has promoted the mutually-beneficial cooperation between China and Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

"Nourished by the Same Water", jointly produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and the national TV stations of the five Southeast Asian countries, demonstrates the current economic, cultural and social situation of the GMS countries.

Li said the documentary was a successful practice of cultural exchanges among GMS countries. He expressed appreciation for the sound cooperation between CCTV and the five national TV stations, encouraging more media exchanges of GMS countries.