China’s Xi arrives in Myanmar on billion-dollar charm offensive
China President Xi Jinping is on an official visit to Myanmar, where he is expected to sign several multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects that are part of the Belt and Road Initiative. – EPA pic, January 17, 2020.
CHINESE President Xi Jinping touched down in Myanmar’s capital today on a state visit aimed at buttressing the embattled government of Aung San Suu Kyi and driving through multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals. The wide highways and manicured lawns of Naypyidaw, purpose-built by generals under Myanmar’s junta, were dotted with red banners bearing Xi’s face and greetings in Burmese and Mandarin.
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