On January 10, 2023, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong met with new Myanmar Ambassador to China Tin Maung Swe. They exchanged views on bilateral relations and other topics.

Liu Jinsong congratulated Tin Maung Swe on assuming his new post in China and expressed welcome. Liu Jinsong said, China and Myanmar are friendly neighbors and China cherishes the "pauk-phaw" friendship between the two countries. China is ready to work with Myanmar to implement the outcomes of President Xi Jinping's historic visit to Myanmar in 2020 and deepen the high-quality cooperation on jointly building the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, so as to inject new impetus into the building of a China-Myanmar community with a shared future and better benefit the two peoples.

Liu Jinsong briefed on the guiding principles of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Central Economic Work Conference, stressing that this year marks the beginning of China's full implementation of the guiding principles laid down at the 20th CPC National Congress. China has recently taken the initiative to improve and recalibrate COVID response measures in light of the changing pandemic situation, which will better coordinate pandemic prevention and control with economic and social development, bringing greater opportunities for promoting practical cooperation and personnel exchanges between China and its neighbors, including Myanmar. As a Myanmar proverb goes, "Weaving while the moon is shining bright." China is ready to work with Myanmar and other neighboring countries to seize the opportunity and good momentum, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and friendly exchanges.

Tin Maung Swe said, the Myanmar side extends congratulations on the successful convening of the 20th CPC National Congress. Myanmar speaks highly of China's achievements in coordinating pandemic prevention and control with economic and social development, understands and supports China in improving and recalibrating its pandemic response policies. Tin Maung Swe also expressed his belief that this will bring important benefits to personnel exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation between Myanmar and China. Tin Maung Swe thanked China for its long-term selfless assistance to Myanmar's national development, and stressed that Myanmar attaches great importance to deepening the "pauk-phaw" friendship with China, supports the Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping, and expects to deepen cooperation on Myanmar-China Economic Corridor, so as to work for more practical results in building a Myanmar-China community with a shared future.