Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing gains legitimacy with Beijing state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing review an honor guard in Beijing on June 16, the second day of the Southeast Asian leader’s state visit to China. © Reuters
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR and CK TAN
BANGKOK/TOKYO — Min Aung Hlaing secured his second dose of international legitimacy as president of Myanmar in as many weeks on Tuesday, when Chinese President Xi Jinping treated him to the pomp of a state visit.
