Min Aung Hlaing, president of Myanmar, will pay a five-day state visit to China starting on Monday, a trip expected to further deepen traditional friendship and practical cooperation between the two neighbors.
It will be Min Aung Hlaing's first China trip since he was sworn in as Myanmar's president in April.
President Xi Jinping will hold talks with Min Aung Hlaing. Premier Li Qiang and Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, will meet with him separately, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Friday.
Speaking at a regular news conference, Lin said that China and Myanmar are traditional friendly neighbors and that they are a community with a shared future. He said that over the past 76 years, since the establishment of diplomatic ties, both sides have upheld the spirit of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, which they jointly advocate, have stood together through thick and thin, looked out for each other, and forged solidarity and cooperation, leading to substantial progress in bilateral relations.
Lin said through President Min Aung Hlaing's visit, China looks forward to working with Myanmar to carry forward the traditional "pauk-phaw" (fraternal) friendship, deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership, secure more tangible results in building the China-Myanmar community with a shared future, and deliver further benefits to the two peoples.
