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NAY PYI TAW, 14 Nov- A Myanmar goodwill delegation of Myanma Armed Forces led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services General Min Aung Hlaing this morning paid a goodwill visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the invitation of National Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

They were seen off by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Lt-Gen Soe Win, Lt-Gen Hla Htay Win from the Office of Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Commander-in- Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Nyan Tun, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, military officers from the Office of Commander-in-Chief and the Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command at Nay Pyi Taw Airport.

The delegation members were Lt- Gen Thaung Aye, and Lt-Gen Sein Win from the Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army), Commander of Central-East Command Brig-Gen Mya Tun Oo, CommanderofCentralCommandMaj-Gen Ye Aung and military officers from the Office of Commander-in-Chief.-MNA
http://www.myanmar.com/newspaper/nlm/Nov15_04.html

Normally New Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar will visit CHina first , but thing changed, this New Commander-in-Chief decide to visit VN - a CHina opponent first .It seems that Myanmar wanna get rid of CHina now :cool:
 
New Military Chief Snubs China with Vietnam Visit

As Burma wakes up to the news it will assume the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) chair in 2014, Gen Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Vietnam on Monday for his first trip as commander-in-chief of defense—conspicuously not choosing to visit China like his predecessors.

And observers believe that Burma's new position at the centre of Asean could signal a departure from its previous close relationship with Beijing in the wake of the Myitsone Dam project suspension.

Although there has been no detailed announcement about the trip from Naypyidaw, military observers have said that the visit was intended to cement military bilateral corporation between the two countries at the invitation of Vietnam’s National Defense Minister Gen Phung Quang Thanh.

Burma’s former Commander-in-Chief Tin Oo, currently one of the leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that there have not been many instances of military corporation with Vietnam. He added that the two nations merely conducted research together and Burmese commanders made a case study of the separation of North and South Vietnam.

Tin Oo said, “There’s a small difficulty with China since the president declared the suspension of the Myitsone Dam. Although it is just a military delegation, they want to gain some political respect from China by showing military corporation with Vietnam.”

Burma’s newly elected President Thein Sein suspended the Chinese-funded Myitsone Dam project on Sept. 30 in the face of fierce protests from local people and environmental groups.

Tin Oo also speculates that “the United States is trying to engage with both the Burmese government and opposition groups like our NLD. Therefore, the delegation might also ask for suggestions regarding how to deal with the United States.”

Aung Lynn Htut, a former major in Burmese intelligence who defected in 2005 while serving as deputy chief of the Burmese embassy in Washington D.C., said that although Burma and Vietnam are not military allies, there’s a historical relationship between the respective armed forces regarding defense strategy during the American-Vietnam war.

Aung Lynn Htut said, “it is a significant visit because in the past the trip would be made by ministers. It seems that the Burmese Army wants a military alliance in the Southeast Asian region in order to get an alternative against China being the main source of military hardware to Burma.”

Aung Kyaw Zaw, a Sino-Burmese military observer, said that the goal of the trip is more likely to be influencing Burma's relationship with China.

“China might be worried when they see that a Burmese commander-in-chief went to Vietnam which has been in conflict with [Beijing] over the maritime dispute [regarding oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea]. Burma also wants to show China that they can deal with any country,” said Aung Kyaw Zaw. “They might also ask to buy some military installations from Vietnam in the future.”
New Military Chief Snubs China with Vietnam Visit
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Hehe, maybe Vn can sell this gun to Myanmar :cool:
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Why Myanmar getting closer to India, Vietnam?

With my opinion, Myanmar and Vietnam was "Brother in arms" with China for long, and both of them knew clearly how "Brother in arms" China is.

So far, its best for Myanmar to getting close to India or Vietnam. So ... "String of Pearl" will breaks and make China sad. I don't want China sad, I will pissed off if China sad. No more "High IQs" for me to debate with!
 
It's not a big worry. Myanmar can't get very far on its own without risking a regime change from USA or invasion from India. It needs China. The pro-western forces in the country are the most anti-China. In this respect, it is similar to Vietnam.
 
China's too soft approaches in foreign policy finally harvest the terrible situation.

You guys are good in economy, but too bad in foreign affairs. should get your FM off the position.
 

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