From August 28 to 29, 2023, the 17th meeting on the implementation of the Agreement on Management and Cooperation in China-Myanmar Border Areas at departmental level was held in Beijing. Director-General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Hong Liang and Director-General of the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar U Aung Ko co-chaired the meeting. Representatives from the two countries' departments related to foreign affairs, national defense, commerce, immigration and others, as well as from local governments of both countries attended the meeting.

The two sides spoke highly of bilateral relations and the implementation of the Agreement in recent years, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on maintaining clear and stable border lines, safeguarding peace and tranquility in border areas, jointly promoting development and prosperity in border areas, creating a sound ecological environment in border areas, advancing the improvement and upgrade of the cooperation mechanism on border-area affairs, and other topics in a friendly and warm atmosphere. Both sides reached important consensus on improving the meeting mechanism, facilitating personnel exchanges, and cooperation in cracking down on cross-border telecom fraud, among others, and achieved positive outcomes.

The two sides agreed to further strengthen communication and information sharing, jointly plan for work in multiple aspects in the future, and constantly elevate the level of cooperation between the two countries in border-area affairs. The two sides also signed the meeting minutes.