China’s foreign minister voiced support for Burma’s “sovereignty” in a rare visit to the military-ruled country on May 2 as Western countries continue to shun the junta for its violence against civilians.
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang began his three-day visit to Burma—also known as Myanmar—on Tuesday, where he met with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and other military junta officials.
Qin said that his visit demonstrated the “friendly relations” between the two nations and “China’s standing with Myanmar on the international stage,” the junta’s Information Department said in a statement.
He also met with the junta’s union minister for foreign affairs to discuss the acceleration of bilateral projects under the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)….