Than Shwe, chairman of Myanmar's State Peace and Development Council, arrived in Beijing Monday for a six-day state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
Than Shwe stopped over in Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province in southwest China, before arriving in Beijing.
This is his second visit to China since he became chairman of the State Peace and Development Council.
Than Shwe will hold talks with Jiang Zemin and meet with other Chinese leaders Hu Jintao, Li Peng and Zhu Rongji. He will also visit the southwestern city of Chengdu.
(Xinhua News Agency January 7, 2003)
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