Wang Yi in Myanmar

Honoured guest: Wang Yi (centre) being welcomed by Myanmar Foreign Ministry representatives and Chinese embassy officials at Nyaung Oo Airport in Bagan. — AP

China’s top diplomat arrived on his first visit to Myanmar since the military seized power last year to attend a regional meeting that the government said was a recognition of its legitimacy and opponents protested as a violation of peace efforts.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will join counterparts from Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam in a meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation group in the central city of Bagan, a Unesco World Heritage site.