YANGON, Jan 17 — Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into Myanmar today for two days of talks to shore up massive infrastructure projects in the South-east Asian nation isolated by the West over its treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority. State counselor Aung San Suu Kyi greeted him with a...
Friday, 17 Jan 2020 09:58 PM MYT
State counselor Aung San Suu Kyi greeted him with a handshake on the steps of the presidential palace after a ceremonial welcome by the president and a military marching band, on the first day of a two-day visit, Xi’s first as leader and the first of any Chinese president in 19 years.Analysts say Xi will seek to reinvigorate stalled infrastructure projects central to his flagship Belt and Road Initiative described as a “21st century silk road”.
China is the second biggest investor in Myanmar, behind only Singapore, data published by the World Bank shows. Myanmar’s exports to China, its largest trading partner, were worth US$5.5 billion in 2018, while imports were worth US$6.2 billion.
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