Xi Backs Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, Signs 18 Cooperation Deals
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Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 16
Xi Backs Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, Signs 18 Cooperation Deals
3 articles · Updated · South China Morning Post · Jun 16
Summary
Xi told Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing he would deepen strategic cooperation and support the junta leader during talks in Beijing.
Eighteen memorandums of understanding were signed after the closed-door meeting, covering cross-border transport, free trade, disaster relief, health and media.
Min Aung Hlaing is seeking to ease Myanmar's international isolation and press for China trade routes to reopen after restrictions tied to fears of border conflict spillover.
China, Myanmar's longest-border neighbor, cast itself as a trusted friend and steadfast partner as regional turbulence and instability shape both countries' calculations.