Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to visit China for diplomatic boost
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, fourth from right, and Myanmar’s then military chief, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, second from left, in Tianjin in August 2025: Myanmar’s new president needs Chinese cash, arms and diplomatic muscle. © Reuters
BANGKOK — Barely two weeks after visiting India, his first foreign trip since becoming Myanmar president, Min Aung Hlaing on Monday embarks on his second overseas tour, to the more strategically important China.
