China calls on Myanmar junta to hold talks with opponents

Foreign minister tells regime Beijing expects it to seek political reconciliation', amid regional concerns over spiralling civil violence

China's foreign minister has called for Myanmar's junta to hold talks with its opponents, during his first visit to the country since the 2021 coup that plunged it into turmoil.

Beijing is one of the Myanmar military's few international allies, supplying arms and refusing to label the power grab that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government a coup.