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Xi Meets Myanmar Junta, Signs 18 MoUs on Trade, Infrastructure

6/17/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Xi Jinping met Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing, confirming support for the junta-led government.
The two leaders signed 18 memorandums covering cross-border transport, free trade, disaster assistance, health and media.
Xi Jinping highlighted joint infrastructure projects, including a Belt and Road oil-gas pipeline and a planned port, stressing security in combat zones.
China remains Myanmar’s largest investor, primary supplier of military materiel, and mediator of border-area truces.

History

Historical Context

On 28 April 1960 China and Nepal concluded a Treaty of Peace and Friendship and a 100 million-rupee aid agreement under the Five Principles of peaceful coexistence. The 2024 Xi-Min Aung Hlaing meeting in Beijing, issuing 18 memorandums, revives that Cold-War-era approach, deepening China’s strategic foothold in Southeast Asia and influencing regional investment and security dynamics.

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Story summary

President Xi Jinping met Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing, confirming support for the junta-led government.
The two leaders signed 18 memorandums covering cross-border transport, free trade, disaster assistance, health and media.
Xi Jinping highlighted joint infrastructure projects, including a Belt and Road oil-gas pipeline and a planned port, stressing security in combat zones.
China remains Myanmar’s largest investor, primary supplier of military materiel, and mediator of border-area truces.

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