CNI News
2 September 2025
China and India seem to have guaranteed Myanmar’s political situation both before and after the upcoming election, said Colonel Khun Okkar, Chairman of the Pa-O National Liberation Organization (PNLO-NCA/S), which is a signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), to CNI News.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the National Security and Peace Commission, arrived in China on August 30, 2025.
He then separately met with President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss Myanmar issues, the election, security, and economic cooperation.
Colonel Khun Okkara told CNI News that the fact that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing met not only with Xi Jinping but also with Narendra Modi during his China trip shows that two major powers are willing to accept Myanmar’s political reality.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arriving in China
“Both in the pre-election and post-election period, the two big countries—India and China—are politically acknowledging Myanmar’s situation in advance. Looking at their actions, whether it’s the current situation before the election or developments after the election, it seems these two major countries have taken responsibility and are acting as guarantors.” he said.
President Xi Jinping had invited Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held from August 31 to September 1, as well as the September 3 military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japan and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War.
Accordingly, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrived in China on August 30, 2025.
This trip is expected to have major implications for Myanmar’s future political process, said U Thein Tun Oo, Executive Director of the Institute for Strategy and Policy.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing inspecting Tianjin Port
“China and Myanmar need to build strong relations. They have had them before, but due to certain circumstances, those ties seemed distant. However, given today’s geopolitical situation between Myanmar and China, it is impossible to simply overlook each other. That’s why the Senior General went to meet President Xi. From this trip, there is much hope for Myanmar’s future processes.” he said.
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing had previously met President Xi Jinping in Moscow in 2024 and also met Prime Minister Modi in Bangkok during the 8th BIMSTEC Summit in April 2025.
However, this time the meetings were held in a special bilateral format, focusing on border stability, Myanmar’s upcoming elections, economic cooperation, and post-earthquake recovery.
President Xi and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing also discussed Myanmar’s potential membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
In addition, Prime Minister Modi and the Senior General reached agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in the mining of rare earth minerals and in the security sector.
Myanmar is scheduled to hold the first phase of its general election on December 28, 2025, after which the winning political party will be handed state power, according to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
