ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Myanmar Crisis

China's Wang Yi urges war-torn Myanmar to seek 'political reconciliation'

Top envoy meets regime leader Min Aung Hlaing, calls for 'resuming democratic transition'

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, meets with Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on Aug. 14.   © Myanmar Military Information Team / AFP

TOKYO -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Myanmar to pursue political reconciliation and hold long-promised elections, during a visit to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation that has seen the military regime lose key outposts to resistance forces in recent weeks.

Wang met with military chief Min Aung Hlaing and influential former leader Than Shwe in Naypyitaw on Wednesday. Speculation had swirled about whether he would see the former, amid rumors of internal dissent within the regime, known as the State Administration Council, and possible efforts to remove the senior general from power.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more