Myanmar Junta Chief to Visit China for First Time Since Coup

File image of Myanmar's junta chief military Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark the country's Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2024. AFP

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to key ally China this week, both countries said Monday, in his first known trip there since seizing power in a 2021 coup.

China is a major ally and arms supplier of the internationally isolated junta, and analysts say Beijing also maintains ties with Myanmar ethnic armed groups that hold territory along its border.

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