China backs Myanmar’s push to ease diplomatic isolation, stamp out telecoms scams

“This year marks the first year of Myanmar’s new government. Both sides should seize this opportunity to carry forward their traditional friendship and open up new prospects for bilateral relations,” Wang said in the capital city Naypyidaw, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.

Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president earlier this month after Myanmar’s military-dominated legislature elected him as president on April 3.