Myanmar Junta Chief to Travel to China Next Month: Sources Close to Military

File image of Myanmar junta leader Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. AFP

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to close ally China next month, two sources close to the military told AFP Wednesday, in what would be his first known trip there since he led a coup in 2021.

Min Aung Hlaing “is planning to go China in November… the trip has been planned since Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visited Myanmar” in August, a source close to the military said.

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