Myanmar military chief makes 1st visit to China

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.
Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power
Myanmar's state media says the head of Myanmar’s military government embarked upon an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally
Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China
Myanmar’s state media says the head of Myanmar’s military government will pay an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally
Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country
Beijing has been a major ally and arms supplier of the Myanmar military but last year China sealed parts of the border and halted key imports to rebel-controlled areas when the internal conflict reached its southern borders.
Myanmar junta chief to visit China for first time since coup
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to key ally China this week, both countries said Monday, in his first known trip there since seizing power in a 2021
Myanmar junta leader makes 1st visit to China
Myanmar's junta leader visited China on Tuesday to join regional meetings in Kunming, the capital of southwestern Yunnan Province, state television reported, in the military commander-in-chief's first trip to China since a coup in February 2021 ousted the elected civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power
Since the coup Myanmar has been in chaos, including areas along its border with China, as an armed resistance movement combined with established ethnic minority militias to wrest control of large territories from the military government.
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