China to help Myanmar progress

Foreign minister says that Beijing respects the political choice made in neighboring country

Ties between China and Myanmar have been improved, according to Foreign Minister Wang Yi who has just made a two-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

Wang, the first foreign minister invited to visit the country after its new government was sworn in on March 30, met leading figures including Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw and Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing.