China navy ships arrive in Myanmar for joint drills

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 28, 2023 1:31 pm

YANGON: Three Chinese navy ships have arrived in Myanmar for joint drills with its navy, the country's junta said, as a border conflict strains ties between the Southeast Asian nation and its most important ally.

A destroyer, frigate and a supply vessel carrying hundreds of sailors arrived at Thilawa port on Monday ahead of 'naval security exercises between Myanmar and China,' the junta's information team said.

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