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Abstract Since World War II, international regimes have become the main way of global governance in the background of regionalization and globalization. Although antiglobalization might have become an undercurrent disrupting the development of the world, the construction of efficient international regimes still makes an important way for the international community to deal with challenges, address risks and deepen cooperation. However, there exist many international regimes with complex relations, and the overlap of regimes is prominent. In particular, the effective functioning of international regimes has been severely restricted by overlaps of actors, issue areas and functional governance in international regimes. With unique geopolitical position, the Mekong region has always been a land of the game among great powers. As a result, there are many bilateral and multilateral international regimes, which prominently overlap with each other. In 2016, China proposed the LancangMekong Cooperation (LMC) regime, and it was warmly received by Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. Looking for approaches to deal with increasingly serious overlap of regimes in this region, however, has become the primary task in the construction of the LMC regime. The paper argues that adjusting the regimes layout in the actors, propelling the coordination and cooperation in the issue areas, and innovating the cooperation mechanism in the functional governance are key factors for the LMC regime to stand out from the international regimes and enhance its competitiveness.
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