China Rolls Out Red Carpet for Myanmar’s Suu Kyi in Beijing
- Myanmar leader, Chinese premier pledged to grow ties
- Dam project, peace talks discussed in high-profile visit
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 18.
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China is ready to work with Myanmar’s new government to push relations to a new level, Premier Li Keqiang told State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday in Beijing.
Myanmar’s de facto leader made China her first visit outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after her National League for Democracy party formed the new government four months ago. Suu Kyi visited Laos in May and Thailand in June. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate will visit the U.S. next month at the invitation of President Barack Obama.