Jiang signs security pact with Burma

1 February 2002

On a visit to Burma in December, President Jiang Zemin signed several pacts on co-operation and border security. China is especially concerned about the level of drug trafficking that occurs on the border between the two countries.

According to Chinese statistics, annual bilateral trade totals US$600m, making China Burma's third largest trading partner after Singapore and Thailand. Burma is also of key strategic importance to China, with its access to the Indian Ocean.