China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) and International Studies Center (ISC), in the capacity of co-chairs for GCMS, jointly organised the 12^th GCMS Coordinators’ Meeting at the Institute of International Relations, Yunnan University, on 25 October 2024. At the meeting, representatives of six GCMS Centers discussed the scope and tentative topic of the joint research paper in 2025 as well as ways to promote visibility of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation and activities of GCMS among the public.