TOKYO -- The head of Myanmar's military regime has urged China to provide economic and technological assistance, as the loss of key military outposts to armed ethnic groups in recent months has taken a toll of the war-torn Southeast Asian economy.
Min Aung Hlaing updates Li Qiang on civil war while Beijing faces delicate balance

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, meets with Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing on Nov. 6. (China's State Council)
TOKYO -- The head of Myanmar's military regime has urged China to provide economic and technological assistance, as the loss of key military outposts to armed ethnic groups in recent months has taken a toll of the war-torn Southeast Asian economy.