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Monday, 28 December 2009 11:55

Major Facts

Statistics: China stands as Myanmar's fourth largest foreign investor with a total investment of 1.331 billion U.S. dollars and a bilateral trade volume of 2.6 billion dollars last year. Investment: 984.9 Million Citizens living in Burma Border: 2,185 km Burma in the 1990s had bought US$ 2 billion worth of Chinese military aircrafts

Latest News:

31 Sept 2009 - A Burmese delegation led by Deputy Home Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe met the Chinese Minister for Public Security Meng Jian at a high level meeting in Yunnan, China to discuss the recent conflict in Kokang

26 Aug 2009 - A delegation from the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), headed by U Than Htay, a member of the USDA Central Executive Committee and Deputy Energy Minister met Zhou Tienong, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to promote social exchanges and boost bilateral ties

27 Mar 2009 - Chinese Minister of Information, Warn Cheng, visited a Rangoon-based private weekly journal.

23 Mar 2009 - A Chinese company, called Chinnery Assents Ltd., will begin off-shore exploration along Burma's western coast, on March 23 where oil and gas prospects are a plenty for the requirement of energy-guzzling neighbouring economies.

1 Mar 2009 - A nuclear scientist Mr. Zhang Peixin from Beijing University died at the Central Hotel in Rangoon while attending a meeting organized by Burma’s Nuclear Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

12 Feb 2009 - Chinese authorities have cut off electricity supply and disconnected telephone lines in the Burmese town of Maija Yang on the Sino-Burmese border, compelling thousands of Chinese businessmen to abandon the town and leave for mainland China

14 Jan 2009 - Five military trucks, believed to be capable of carrying up to 100 tons in weight, were driven to the Burmese side of the border from China through the Sino-Burmese border gate

Background

Diplomatic relations since: 8 June 1950
Burma Policy: Engagement, Strategic Cooperation, 5 Principles of Peaceful Existence, Paukpaw relations, Trade, Aid and supporting the role of the Good Offices of the UN Secretary General and ASEAN
Major issues:

Trade and ‘Go West’ development policy
Geopolitical interests
Oil and gas
Arms trade
Cross border crime (including gambling, human trafficking)
Drug trafficking
Illegal migration
Cross border ethnic conflict
AIDS and cross border diseases

Burma’s relations with neighbouring China developed rapidly after isolation by the West following suppression of the 1988 uprisings. It provides an economic and military lifeline and is a critical supporter in the international community. It has significant influence over border ethnic ceasefire groups and large stakes in the security of the country due to its porous border. Burma is also strategically important for China’s military, economic and energy needs.

With regards to democracy in Burma, China is putting pressure on Burma to speed up the political process. In the last decade, China has called for a national reconciliation and the installation of a democracy that is best suited for the country.

Fighting in August drove over 37,000 refugees from Burma into China, raising concerns from the Chinese government about Border Stability. This was especially highlighted in Vice-President's Xi's visit in December 2009. late October, China's CNPC started building a crude oil port in Myanmar, part of a pipeline project aimed at cutting out the long detour oil cargoes take through the congested and strategically vulnerable Malacca Strait.

Statements

26 Sept 2009 - China’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement that urged the Burmese junta to ensure the security of Chinese citizens living near the conflict area and to avoid any further clashes

25 Sept 2009 - China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the recent conflict in Kokang, a region in northeastern Burma bordering China, “harmed the rights and interests of Chinese citizens living there,” and it urged Burma to make sure such incidents don’t happen again.

28 Aug 2009 - The Chinese foreign ministry issued a statement calling on Burma to “properly handle domestic problems and maintain stability in the China-Burma border region”.

Major Deals and Cooperation

Greater Mekong Subregion, ASEAN +3, BOAO forum

? after 1989	China supplied US$1.4 billion in military assistance and dominated much of the overland trade and internal investment, especially in the northern and central parts of the country.
1990s	Burma bought Chinese military aircraft to the value of about $2bn
	development of port and other facilities along the Bay of Bengal, which had at least potential naval significance, as well as internal infrastructure such as roads radiating south from Yunnan province
12 February 1998	MOU between state owned Myanmar electric power enterprise and a Yunnan machinery supplier
August 1998	Contract to provide US$250 million worth of equipment to be finances by a Chinese government loan for the 280 megawatt Paulaung hydroelectric power project.
12 February 1998	Signed a memorandum of understanding between state owned Myanmar electric power enterprise and a Yunnan machinery supplier.
2003	China gave the Myanmar a US$200 million loan during the year as well as wrote off US$73 million of previously incurred debt
June, Dec 2009	China National Petroleum Corp exclusive rights to build and operate the pipeline besides granting tax relief

High Level Visits

September 1994	Secretary General 1 Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt met with Vice President Rong Yuren and Premier Li Peng in Beijing. They discussed expansion of trade ties and growth of significant border trade.
26 December 1994	Chinese Premier Li Peng’s 3 day good will visit to Yangon
1994	General Li Jiulong commander of the Chengdu Military region and a delegation of the PLA to Mandalay and the ayewarwady Naval Region Command Headquarters. Seeking intelligence access to the Bay of Bengal
January 1996	Than Shwe visited China
12-15 December 2001	President Jiang Zemin visited Yangon
7-8 January 2003	Than Shwe met with President Jiang Zemin, Premier Zhu Rongji, NPC Standing Committee Chairman Li Peng, State Councilor Luo Gan, Vice President Hu Jintao in China on a state visit
15 January 2003	Than Shwe met with visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lonqing
July 2003	Vice-Senior General Maung Aye visited China
12-13 July 2004	Prime Minister Khin Nyunt met with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee, Luo Gan and NPC Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo in Beijing
14-15 February 2006	Prime Minister Soe Win met President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao Chairman and Wu Bangguo of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in Beijing.
January 2007	Than Shwe met with visiting Li Tieying, the Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
February 2007	Than Shwe met visiting Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan in Naypyidaw
February 2007	General Thura Shwe Mann, Chief of the General Staff of the Myanmar army, and third-ranking member of the SPDC, visited Beijing, and met State Councillor and Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army Cao Gang-chuan
5-6 June 2007	Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and NPC Standing Committee Chairman Wu Bangguo met with visiting SPDC Secretary-General Thein Sein in Beijing.
13 September 2007	Foreign Minister Nyan Win was despatched to Beijing as special envoy of the Senior General to explain developments and met with State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan
15 November 2007	special envoy to Myanmar, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi visited Burma meeting with Sr. Gen Than Shwe Vice Snr-Gen Maung Aye, Gen Thura Shwe Mann, Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein and Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo
2007	Acting Prime Minister Thein Sein made a five-day visit to Beijing and Yunnan, accompanied by four other ministers. During this visit, a deal to sell natural gas to Yunnan was confirmed
10 January 2008	Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress who arrived on a goodwill mission to Myanmar
21 January 2008	State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met with the Myanmar Prime Minister special envoy, Vice Foreign Minister U Maung Min.
25 June 2008	Chinese naval delegation led by Col. Chi Ziong Feng visited Myanmar’s Coco Islands
7 August 2008	Myanmar's Prime Minister General Thein Sein led a delegation to attend the opening of the Beijing Olympics and toured Yunnan Province on the way back
21 August 2008	Myanmar Chief of Defense Industry Lt-Gen Tin Aye visited China where he met with Gen Liang Guanglie, a member of the central military commission and chief of general staff of the PLA.
20 to 23 October 2008	Prime minister led a large delegation to China to attend the Nanning Trade Fair and the China-ASEAN Economic and Investment Meeting
27 October 2008	Gen Zhang Li, the vice chief-of-staff of the PLA met with Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw.
15 November 2008	Zhang Gaoli, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and party chief of China’s Tianjin municipality, met with Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein and member of the SPDC Lieutenant-General Tin Aye in Naypyidaw.
18 to 20 November 2008	the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) delegation led by a member of the political bureau of party Central Committee and party chief of Tianjin municipality which came on a three-day visit
29 November 2008	Member of SPDC and Chief of Joint Staff General Thura Shwe Mann led a military delegation to China and met the PLA (People's Liberation Army) Chief of General Staff in Beijing
4-5 December 2008	Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met the Burmese Foreign minister U Nyan Win and SPDC Chairman Senior General Than Shwe in Naypyidaw.
18 March 2009	Chen Bingde, Chief of the General Staff of the PLA led a military delegation to Burma for an official goodwill visit, accompanied by Myanmar’s Chief of General Staff of the Army Thura Shwe Mann.
25-29 March 2009	CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee member Li Changchun made a goodwill visit to Myanmar in which he met Senior General Than Shwe and first secretary of the SPDC Tin Aung Myint Oo.
20 April 2009	Chief of the General Staff of the PLA Chen Bingde met with Tin Aye, member of Burma’s SPDC in Beijing.
9 Jun 2009	Thura Shwe Mann, the joint chief of staff, made an unannounced visit to China to discuss Aung San Suu Kyi's trial, tensions arising with the ceasefire groups and border guard force plan on the Chinese border and the relationship between Burma and North Korea
15 June 2009	Vice Senior-General Maung Aye visited Beijing for a six-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping
19 July 2009	Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein met with visiting Chinese Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region delegation, led by Guo Shengkun, Chairman of Standing Committee of the People's Congress of China Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Secretary of Guangxi Communist Party of China, in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw.
10 Aug 2009	Two Chinese officials from Yunnan Province met with northeastern commander Aung Than Htut in Loigai Township and warned the junta’s northeastern military commander not to create instability in Shan State bordering with China
31 Aug 2009	A Burmese delegation led by Deputy Home Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe met the Chinese Minister for Public Security Meng Jian at a high level meeting in Yunnan, China to discuss the recent conflict in Kokang
25 October 2009	Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the 15th ASEAN Summit. They discussed stability and peace along the Sino-Burmese border on the sidelines of the Asean-China Summit. Wen said he “hopes that the Burmese regime will achieve stability, national reconciliation and development”
24 Oct 2009	Junta Secretary 1 Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo flew to China for consultations and to attend the 6th China-ASEAN Expo.
6 Nov 2009	Lt-Gen Myat Hein, commander in chief of Burma's air force meets Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing
7 December 2009	A Chinese military delegation led by Lt. Gen. Ai Husheng from Cheng Du military region of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) visited Burma at the invitation of Lt. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing from the Ministry of Defence and met Burmese officials in Paung Laung guest house in Naypyidaw. They also met Maj. Gen. Aung Than Htut, Commander of the Northeast Command, Brig. Gen. Kyaw Kyaw Tun, second-in-Command of the Rangoon Regional Command probably to discuss Wa affairs, Aung Kyaw Zaw said.
19-20 December 2009	Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping visited Myanmar as part of a 4 nation tour, meet Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Senior General Than Shwe
29 Jan 2010	Ye Dabo, the Chinese ambassador, met with the Burmese information minister, Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan although no details of the meeting were published.
4 Mar 2010	A goodwill delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, was invited by Htay Oo, secretary general of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) of Myanmar. He also met with Prime Minister Thein Sein and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win separately.
2-3 June 2010	Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited Burma as part of a four-nation Asian trip including South Korea, Japan and Mongolia and to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations
7-11 June 2010	Foreign Minister U Nyan Win paid a goodwill visit to China. He attended a reception in Beijing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, met with Sun Jiazheng, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
8-12 June 2010	Burmese leader General Thura Shwe Mann met with a visiting Chinese military delegation led by General Fan Changlong, commander of the Jinan military region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Nay Pyi Taw. The two military leaders exchanged views on matters of common concern and marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Burma.
28 June 2010	Prime Minister U Thein Sein received a delegation led by Vice-Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and President of Chinese Association for International Understanding Vice-Premier Mr Zhou Tienong of China
4-12 July 2010	Tin Aung Myint Oo, first secretary of the State Peace and Development Council visited Beijing, Qingdao, Dalian and Shanghai. He met Li Changchun, the 5th ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang who pledged to speed up and expand cooperation with Burma on energy and transport.
7-10 Sept 2010	Snr-Gen Than Shwe will make a four-day visit with stops in Beijing and at the Shanghai Expo.
16 Sept 2010	Chinese delegation led by Secretariat Member of Communist Party of China Central Committee of the People’s Republic of China Deputy Secretary of CPC Central Commission of Discipline Inspection Mr. He Yong visited Burma. Invited by SPDC member U Tin Aye, He also met Prime Minster Thein Sein, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Htay Oo, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs U Phone Swe, the director-general of the Government Office and departmental heads.

EVENT TRACKER

2010.11.22	International	China	Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Thiha Thura U Tin Aung Myint Oo received a Chinese delegation led by Member of the Standing Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee of the People’s Republic of China Vice-Governor Mr. Chen Wu at the State Peace and Development Council Office
2010.11.21-22	International	China	At the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, a Chinese delegation led by Secretary of Yunnan Province Communist Party Committee of the People’s Republic of China Mr. Bai Enpei visited Burma. He also met Prime Minister U Thein Sein on Nov 22.
2010.11.04	International	China	Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said “We hope the election runs smoothly and that Myanmar [Burma] will constantly promote democracy and development.” Hong stated that for Burma to maintain internal social stability and hold the election successfully served the fundamental interests of the Burmese people and promoted regional peace and prosperity.
2010.10.26	International	China	The Chinese government has launched a diplomatic campaign during the past two months aimed to prevent an international probe into possible war crimes by Burma's military rulers.
2010.09.22	International	China	Myanmar’s Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development (MNPED) announced China has agreed to give Burma a 30 billion yuan (US$ 4.2 billion) interest-free loan as agreed during Senior General Than Shwe's five-day state visit to China from 7 to 11 September.
2010.09.16	International	China	Chinese delegation led by Secretariat Member of Communist Party of China Central Committee of the People’s Republic of China Deputy Secretary of CPC Central Commission of Discipline Inspection Mr. He Yong visited Burma. Invited by SPDC member U Tin Aye, He also met Prime Minster Thein Sein, Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation U Htay Oo, Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs U Phone Swe, the director-general of the Government Office and departmental heads.
2010.09.07-10	International	China	Snr-Gen Than Shwe will make a four-day visit with stops in Beijing and at the Shanghai Expo.
2010.09.02-5	International	China	A five-member delegation headed by Mr Yan Chengsheng, director of Asian, African and Latin American Affairs Department of State Administration of Radio, Film and Television General Bureau of the People’s Republic of China visited Burma
2010.08.29	International	China	The 5th Escort Task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)- Navy made a friendly call at Myanmar Yangon's Thilawa Port.
2010.07.04-12	International	China	Tin Aung Myint Oo, first secretary of the State Peace and Development Council visited Beijing, Qingdao, Dalian and Shanghai. He met Li Changchun, the 5th ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang who pledged to speed up and expand cooperation with Burma on energy and transport.
2010.06.28	International	China	Prime Minister U Thein Sein received a delegation led by Vice-Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and President of Chinese Association for International Understanding Vice-Premier Mr Zhou Tienong of China
2010.06.16	International	China	Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise under the Ministry of Energy and North Petro-Chem Corporation Limited (NPCC) of the People’s Republic of China signed a production sharing contract for exploration and production of oil and natural gas in onshore Block F (Ngahlaingdwin area) at the hall of the Ministry of Energy
2010.06.08-12	International	China	Burmese leader General Thura Shwe Mann met with a visiting Chinese military delegation led by General Fan Changlong, commander of the Jinan military region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Nay Pyi Taw. The two military leaders exchanged views on matters of common concern and marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Burma.
2010.06.07-11	International	China	Foreign Minister U Nyan Win paid a goodwill visit to China. He attended a reception in Beijing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, met with Sun Jiazheng, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
2010.06.05-06	International	China	The China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline project kicked off in the Naypyitaw
2010.06.02-03	International	China	Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited Burma as part of a four-nation Asian trip including South Korea, Japan and Mongolia and to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations
2010.05.19	Government + International	Election Commission + China	Chairman of the Union Election Commission U Thein Soe received Chinese Ambassador to the Union of Myanmar Mr. Ye Dabo at the meeting hall of the UEC Chairman. Present also at the call were UEC member U Tha Oo, Secretary U Win Ko and officials.
2010.05.18	International	China	Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo received Chinese Transport Minister Mr. Li Shenglin. He also attended the signing of MoU on development of cooperation in China-Myanmar Corridor Project to link Rulie and Kyaukpyu
2010.04.30	International	China	Reports quoting say that China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has recently deployed more troops along its southwestern border with Burma.
2010.03.15	International	China	Beijing also offered its support to the junta at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. China's representative to the council, Luo Cheng, said there has been an improvement in Burma human rights situation. He added that China appreciated the regime’s efforts to achieve political reconciliation. China also prevented the UNSC from taking up the subject of Burma in October 2009, when the matter was raised by the US and its allies. At the time, China said the council should focus on civilian casualties in Afghanistan instead of Burma.
2010.03.09	International	China	Minister for Foreign Affairs U Nyan Win received a delegation led by Mr Hu Zhengyue, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
2010.03.04	Government + International	SPDC + China + USDA	A goodwill delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, was invited by Htay Oo, secretary general of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) of Myanmar. He also met with Prime Minister Thein Sein and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win separately.
2010.03.03	Government + International	China	Junta’s ‘Military Affairs Security’ (Military Intelligence) chief Lt. Gen. Ye Myint sent a letter to the Chinese Yunnan State government asking them to mediate with the UWSA. The letter says unless the ‘Wa’ leaders accept their demand of transforming the Wa army into BGF, they will (1) declare the Wa organization as unlawful (2) order them to surrender and (3) will launch an offensive against them
2010.03.03	International	China	Thousands of troops from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been deployed along the border as Naypyitaw’s 28 February deadline to the ex-communist ceasefire groups drew to a close, according to Wa and Shan sources.
2010.02.25	Government + International	SPDC + China	All three official mouthpieces of the regime carried front page stories covering a signing ceremony to mark an agreement between Burma’s Ministry of Electric Power (1) and two Chinese companies—Hanergy Holding Group Ltd and Goldwater Resources Ltd—involved in the Upper Salween (Kunlong) Hydropower project.
2010.02.25	Government +Ethnic+ International	SPDC + UWSA+China	A UWSA delegation led by leader Bao Youxiang and accompanied by at least three Chinese military officials went to Tangyan, controlled by the Burmese army, to meet with the junta’s top negotiator, Lt-Gen Ye Myint, to discuss the regime's Borderguard force plan.
2010.02.06	International + SPDC	China	Sources said that Ye Myint visited China in a bid to convince the Chinese authorities to pressure the cease-fire groups at the Sino-Burmese border to join the border guard force.
2010.01.29	International	China	Ye Dabo, the Chinese ambassador, met with the Burmese information minister, Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan although no details of the meeting were published.
2009.12.19-20	International	China	Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping visited Myanmar as part of a 4 nation tour, meet Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and Senior General Than Shwe
2009.10.25	International	China	China’s Premier Wen Jiabao met with PM Gen Thein Sein about stability and peace along the Sino-Burmese border on the sidelines of the Asean-China Summit. He also said he “hopes that the Burmese regime will achieve stability, national reconciliation and development”
2009.09.26	International	China	China’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement that urged the Burmese junta to ensure the security of Chinese citizens living near the conflict area and to avoid any further clashes
2009.09.25	International	China	China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the recent conflict in Kokang, a region in northeastern Burma bordering China, “harmed the rights and interests of Chinese citizens living there,” and it urged Burma to make sure such incidents don’t happen again.
2009.08.31	Government + International	China	A Burmese delegation led by Deputy Home Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe met the Chinese Minister for Public Security Meng Jian at a high level meeting in Yunnan, China to discuss the recent conflict in Kokang
2009.08.28	International	China	The Chinese foreign ministry issued a statement calling on Burma to “properly handle domestic problems and maintain stability in the China-Burma border region”.
2009.08.26	Government +International	USDA + China	A delegation from the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA), headed by U Than Htay, a member of the USDA Central Executive Committee and Deputy Energy Minister met Zhou Tienong, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to promote social exchanges and boost bilateral ties
2009.08.10	International	China	Two Chinese officials from Yunnan Province met with northeastern commander Aung Than Htut in Loigai Township and warned the junta’s northeastern military commander not to create instability in Shan State bordering with China
2009.07.13	International	China	Liu Zhenmin, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, told an open meeting of the Security Council that the international community should give a more balanced assessment of the political progress Myanmar has made and treat it with less arrogance and prejudice
2009.07.10	International	China	Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein met with visiting Chinese Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region delegation, led by Guo Shengkun, Chairman of Standing Committee of the People's Congress of China Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Secretary of Guangxi Communist Party of China, in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw Friday.
2009.06.15-20	International	China	The Burmese junta’s No 2 ranking general Maung Aye made his third trip to China at the invitation of Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. He also met Premier Wen Jiabao and travelled to Xian where he was received by Shaanxi Governor Yuan Chunqing, Hangzhou where he met with Zhao Hongzhu, secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Nanning meeting Guo Shengkun, the Communist Party chief of Guangxi
2009.06.09	International + Government	China	Thura Shwe Mann, the joint chief of staff, made an unannounced visit to China to discuss Aung San Suu Kyi's trial, tensions arising with the ceasefire groups and border guard force plan on the Chinese border and the relationship between Burma and North Korea
2009.05.20	International	EU + China	According to a joint press statement of the 11th China-EU Summit, Burma was among the many issues discussed. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said, "I'd like to point out that the affairs of Burma should be decided by the people of Burma. As a neighbor of Burma, we hope that the relevant sides in Burma will use dialogue to achieve reconciliation, stability and development."
2009.04.17	International	China	Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told Burmese Prime Minister General Thein Sein that it wishes to see Burma usher in political stability and national reconciliation.
2009.03.27	International	China	Chinese Minister of Information, Warn Cheng, visited a Rangoon-based private weekly journal.
2009.03.25	International	China	Li Changchun, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made an official goodwill visit to Burma
2009.03.23	International	China	A Chinese company, called Chinnery Assents Ltd., will begin off-shore exploration along Burma's western coast, on March 23 where oil and gas prospects are a plenty for the requirement of energy-guzzling neighbouring economies.
2009.03.18	International	China	China’s Chief of General Staff, General Chen Bingde met Burma’s Senior General Than Shwe during a visit to Burma
2009.03.01	International	China	A nuclear scientist Mr. Zhang Peixin from Beijing University died at the Central Hotel in Rangoon while attending a meeting organized by Burma’s Nuclear Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
2009.02.12	International	China	Chinese authorities have cut off electricity supply and disconnected telephone lines in the Burmese town of Maija Yang on the Sino-Burmese border, compelling thousands of Chinese businessmen to abandon the town and leave for mainland China
2009.01.14	International	China	Five military trucks, believed to be capable of carrying up to 100 tons in weight, were driven to the Burmese side of the border from China through the Sino-Burmese border gate

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