CNI News
18 August 2025
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the State Security and Peace Commission should emphasize and cultivate an open-door policy and inclusivity.
Wang Yi made these remarks during a meeting with Foreign Minister U Than Swe at the 10th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Anning City, Yunnan Province, on August 14, 2025.
Wang Yi said, “We hope that Myanmar will continue to maintain reconciliation and cooperation. It should adopt an open and inclusive attitude and focus on winning the hearts and minds of the people. It should successfully implement three objectives through an election. The first point is domestic peace: to cease fire and govern the nation according to the will of the people. The second point is national reconciliation: to build the broadest possible unity. The third point is social harmony: to carry out post-earthquake reconstruction and economic development to improve the standard of living of the people.”
Although Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used the term "all-inclusive," he did not specify which organizations or individuals should be included.
The Myanmar and Chinese delegations are seen during their meeting
Military and political analysts suggest that Wang Yi may have been pointing out that opposition forces with public support, such as the National League for Democracy (NLD), the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), and the Arakan National Party (ANP), should be allowed to participate in the upcoming election that Myanmar is preparing for.
They also speculate that he might have been indicating that the door should be opened to lifting international sanctions by releasing detained politicians who have popular support.
Foreign Minister U Than Swe stated, “Myanmar has lifted the state of emergency and is actively preparing for the general election to be held at the end of this year. We will strive to hold the election in a peaceful, stable, smooth, and credible manner.”
He then added that he would like to invite a Chinese delegation to observe the election.
The Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has stated that the election in Myanmar will be held in December 2025 and January 2026.
However, political parties with public support and democratic forces that are not participating in the election are demanding that an all-inclusive dialogue be held to reach a political agreement before the election takes place.
