Turning challenges into opportunities for good ties

In his meeting with his Myanmar counterpart on Monday, President Xi Jinping said China is willing to join hands with Myanmar to grasp the right direction of bilateral ties and lift their comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level.

Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw's ongoing visit to China, which began on Thursday, has thus sent an unmistakable signal to the outside world that Beijing and Naypyidaw are dedicated to ensuring bilateral ties develop in a stable and healthy manner.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1950, China-Myanmar ties have deepened and thrived despite the vicissitudes of times. And "Paukphaw friendship", which refers to the traditional fraternal relationship between the two countries, has taken root in the heart of the two peoples.