HONG KONG ¨C China and Myanmar pledged to open a ¡°new chapter¡± in their sometimes strained relationship, raising the prospect that stalled Chinese investment projects in the Southeastern Asian country could be allowed to resume.
Aung San Suu Kyi, head of Myanmar¡¯s ruling National League for Democracy and newly installed foreign minister, and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, said the two had ¡°reached consensus¡± to approach existing problems through negotiations. Wang¡¯s trip ¡ª the first high-level diplomatic visit since Suu Kyi¡¯s party filled top government offices last week ¡ª signaled China¡¯s interest in firming up ties tested by the previous military-backed government¡¯s halt of projects such as the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam.
¡°There is huge potential and space in the China-Myanmar economic cooperation and it¡¯s inevitable that we¡¯d run into some problems in the cooperative process,¡± Wang said in Myanmar¡¯s capital, Naypyitaw. ¡°Through friendly consultation, all existing problems can be solved and an appropriate solution can be found.¡±
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