CNI News
1 Septeber 2025
The Acting President, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently in China, met and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 30, 2025, at the Tianjin State Guest House in Tianjin City.
Observers both inside and outside the country have been closely watching what topics President Xi Jinping and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing would discuss.
President Xi Jinping said that “China and Myanmar are close neighbors with strong bonds of kinship and friendship. China consistently supports Myanmar’s development and stability, and also supports Myanmar’s political processes. China stands firmly for the development of the Myanmar people and for building a community of shared future with Myanmar. China will continue to uphold and act in line with the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, so that both nations can live peacefully side by side.”
Afterward, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is an important meeting that can enhance international cooperation. He noted that Myanmar became a dialogue partner of SCO in May 2023 and has since participated in its meetings. He expressed Myanmar’s desire for continued support from China to eventually attain membership, adding that he believed the current meeting would further strengthen bilateral relations.
In addition, the two leaders discussed cooperation in Myanmar’s peace process, promoting trade, advancing projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (formerly known as OBOR) and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), effective utilization of natural resources, assistance regarding the recent major earthquake in Mandalay, China’s supportive stance on Myanmar in the international arena, further enhancing bilateral relations, as well as the successful holding of Myanmar’s multi-party democratic general election scheduled to begin on December 28 and the arrangements for international election observers invited to monitor the polls.
President Xi Jinping also recalled issues agreed upon during his meeting with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Moscow in May 2025, stressing the continuation of those undertakings. He reiterated China’s opposition to external interference in Myanmar’s political affairs, the need to advance China-Myanmar strategic cooperation, China’s constructive positions in support of Myanmar’s peace and stability, as well as Myanmar’s ability to stand with dignity on the international stage and within regional organizations.
Likewise, the discussions covered China’s support for Myanmar’s upcoming multi-party democratic general election, ongoing diplomatic cooperation, China’s backing for Myanmar’s accession as a full member of SCO, and coordination among relevant departments of both countries for continued sectoral cooperation.
Attending the meeting with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing were General Ye Win Oo, Joint Secretary of the State Security and Peace Commission; Foreign Minister U Than Swe; and General Kyaw Swar Lin, Chief of the General Staff(Army, Navy, Air).
From the Chinese side, those present alongside President Xi Jinping included Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Ms. Ma Jia, and other senior government officials.
