昂山素季政壇首秀會見中國外長王毅

The foreign ministers of China and Myanmar met on last Tuesday in Nay Pyi Daw, Aung San Suu Kyi's first official act in international diplomacy since being appointed Myanmar's foreign minister.

上週二，中緬兩國外交部長在奈比多會面，這也是自昂山素季被任命爲緬甸外交部長以來進行的首次官方國際外交活動。

Analysts said they consider the meeting between Wang Yi and Suu Kyi a gesture of goodwill from both governments and reflects the weight of Sino-Myanmar ties in the eyes of Myanmar's new administration.

分析人士表示，他們認爲王毅和昂山素季的會面是兩國政府友好姿態的體現，反映出新一任緬甸政府眼中中緬關係的份量。

"The importance placed on China is a consequence of Myanmar's geographic location as well as China's political and economic influence," Zhang Weiyu, a Myanmar and Southeast Asian researcher at the Institute of Modern International Relations of Tsinghua University, told the Global Times.

清華大學當代國際關係研究院緬甸和東南亞方面研究人員張偉玉告訴《環球時報》：“重視中國是源於緬甸的地理位置以及中國的政治、經濟影響。”

Zhang said that both countries are keen to improve bilateral ties following Myanmar's political transition, and the new administration's campaign to improve people's livelihood and end ethnic conflicts requires China's support.

張偉玉表示，在緬甸政治轉型之後，兩國都熱衷於提升雙邊關係。此外新政府旨在提升民生、結束民族衝突的活動需要中國政府的支持。

China is Myanmar's biggest trading partner but relations between the two countries have been tested.

中國是緬甸最大的貿易合作伙伴，但是兩國的關係正在經受考驗。

Analysts said Suu Kyi, who has long been hailed as a democratic icon, has shown she can also be a pragmatic politician. "As the 'de facto' leader of Myanmar, Suu Kyi must put Myanmar's national interests above everything else.

分析人士表示，一直以來，昂山素季都被認爲是民主的標誌，她也展示出自己能夠成爲一名務實的政治家的一面。作爲緬甸的實際領袖，昂山素季必須把緬甸的國家利益置於一切之上。