On September 16, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand clarified that China has not released floods to the lower Mekong River recently. The full text is as follows: On September 15, another media report said that China is releasing floods to the Mekong River. After verifying with the Chinese competent authorities, the Chinese Embassy in Thailand once again clarified that in order to help the downstream areas cope with the floods, China has recently continued to stabilize and reduce the outbound flow of Jinghong Hydropower Station, which cannot put pressure on the downstream areas for flood relief. China is willing to continue to strengthen communication and cooperation with basin countries to jointly deal with the impact of extreme weather.