Myanmar junta chief meets China's Xi for first time

General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's junta leader, met with President Xi Jinping for the first time since he seized power following a 2021 coup that led to a civil war and suppression of democracy. The meeting was significant as China's key ally in an internationally sanctioned conflict. Since the coup, the junta's armed forces have faced off against ethnic armed groups and rebel militias with ties to China, despite their declared opposition to Myanmar's rule.