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China pledges support for Myanmar's political transition
China's Premier Li Qiang expressed support for Myanmar's political reconciliation and 2025 election plans in a meeting with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, according to state media outlets.
Myanmar’s junta chief finally goes to China
Instead, they invited him to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province to Myanmar’s north, for a small regional summit hosted by Li Qiang, China’s premier. But their real purpose is to prod him to lay out plans for fresh elections in 2025.
Myanmar military chief meets with leaders of China, Thailand
Myanmar's military chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on his first visit to the neighboring country since the junta seized power in a 2021 coup.
China vows support for Myanmar’s political transition in meeting with junta chief
Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed Beijing’s support for "political reconciliation and transformation" in Myanmar during a meeting with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, according to state media. A handou
Thai PM meets Myanmar junta chief on sidelines of summit in China
Myanmar's ruling military has been battling against a rebellion that erupted after it seized power in a 2021 coup and has largely ignored calls by its Southeast Asian neighbours to cease hostilities and enter into dialogue with its opponents.
Myanmar Junta Chief Visits Key Ally China
Myanmar's embattled junta chief arrived in China Tuesday -- his first reported visit since leading a coup in 2021 -- but analysts say the invitation is only a lukewarm endorsement from his key ally and could backfire.
China’s Premier Vows Support for Myanmar in Junta Chief Meeting
Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged to support Myanmar’s government during a rare sitdown with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, a sign Beijing is seeking to stabilize a regime losing ground in a worsening civil conflict.
Chinese premier backs Myanmar’s ‘political transformation’ in talks with junta chief
Premier Li Qiang and visiting military leader Min Aung Hlaing also discussed the breakdown of a ceasefire brokered by Beijing earlier this year.
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Myanmar, China Talk Border Trade but Conflict Blocks Progress
Despite Min Aung Hlaing's talks with China for a resumption of border trade, traders say it won't resume without peace.
Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (right) and Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meet in Kunming on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
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China welcomes Myanmar's embattled leader on first visit since coup
Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing is on his first visit to China since he ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The significant losses his regime has ...
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From Balkanization to Pakistanization: China’s Risk in Myanmar
Beijing’s renewed embrace of the junta has its own logic, but it is based on many assumptions about Myanmar, the military and ...
Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with key ally China
Myanmar's junta chief has held talks with Premier Li Qiang of key ally China on the civil war roiling his country, state ...
Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country
Myanmar 's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing embarked on his first official visit to China since wresting power three years ago as ...