Myanmar's Suu Kyi visits China border state as Xi visit looms

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attending the 72nd Kachin State day ceremony in Myitkyina, upper Myanmar on Friday (Jan 10). - AFP

MYITKYINA (Myanmar): Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi made a rare trip on Friday (Jan 10) to a region bordering China days before President Xi Jinping is expected to push for controversial port and dam projects during a visit to the country.

Wearing traditional ethnic attire Suu Kyi danced with a street procession on Friday in northern Kachin state's capital Myitkyina, a day after supporters cheered her arrival at the airport.