Myanmar’s former junta chief kicks off visit to China as civilian president

BEIJING: ‌Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Beijing on Monday for a five-day visit at the invitation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, China’s state media reported, marking his ‌first trip ‌to the world’s ‌second-largest economy ⁠since being elected ⁠president. Min Aung Hlaing, 69, the former junta chief who was the architect of a 2021 ⁠coup that led ‌to ‌civil war in Myanmar ‌and a wave of ‌international sanctions, was elected president by parliament in early April.

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Min Aung Hlaing was elected president by parliament in early April

Former top general formalized his hold ⁠on civilian ⁠power after a 2021 coup

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Myanmar’s former junta chief kicks off visit to China as civilian president

Myanmar’s former junta chief kicks off visit to China as civilian president

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