China-Myanmar relations: Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing in Beijing for 5-day state visit

Lucian Nemoiu

Myanmar's leader is in Beijing. China's Xi Jinping invited Min Aung Hlaing for a five-day state visit. This is the former army and now civilian leader's second trip since taking office in April, with his first visit taking him to India late May. CNA's senior correspondent Leong Wai Kit unpacks what this trip means for Myanmar and the region.