Myanmar visit highlights friendship, BRI synergy

President Xi Jinping's just-concluded state visit to Myanmar has cemented the ties between the two neighboring countries, and officials and experts have hailed the visit as "historic" and "a landmark" in their ties.

It was Xi's first trip of the year and the first in 19 years in which a Chinese head of state has visited Myanmar. The significance of the trip is not confined to bilateral relations but serves as an example of how Xi's broader vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind can be put into effect, they said.

The two countries agreed to jointly build a China-Myanmar community with a shared future and highlighted their strengthened partnership in a wide range of fields, including politics, economics, culture and people-to-people exchanges, as well as in regional and international affairs, according to a joint statement released on Saturday, when Xi wrapped up his two-day visit.