Suu Kyi begins groundbreaking visit

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Beijing on Wednesday, starting a groundbreaking visit to China that is expected to consolidate another channel for Beijing to communicate with the neighboring country.

Beijing showed how important it considers the first visit of 69-year-old Suu Kyi by having the Chinese ambassador to Myanmar see her off at the airport, a rare arrangement in interparty exchanges.

She met Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, on Wednesday in Beijing.