China’s Xi Offers Backing for Myanmar’s SCO Membership Bid
“Other key topics included strengthening bilateral cooperation in Myanmar’s peace process, trade promotion, accelerating the implementation of Belt and Road projects and the Myanmar Economic Corridor, making effective use of natural resources, and the plan to invite international observers in the Southeast Asian nation’s December elections. The two countries signed multiple bilateral cooperation agreements, including on customs and news media.”
” ‘I would like to express my gratitude for the peaceful situations that have been achieved as the result of China’s pressure on armed groups in the border areas for the development of northern Myanmar,’ Min Aung Hlaing said.”