Chinese call for stronger trade tie

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Subject: Chinese call for stronger trade ties with Burma


	CHINESE CALL FOR STRONGER TRADE TIES WITH BURMA
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          China's Foreign Trade Minister, Wu Yi, has called for
          stronger economic and trade ties with Burma.

          Mrs Wu's remarks, carried by the Xinhua newsagency, were
          made during a meeting with her Burmese counterpart, Tun
          Kyi.

          Trade between the two countries currently stands at only
          700-million dollars.

          During the talks, Mrs Wu urged both sides to explore new
          areas of cooperation, especially along the border which
          Burma shares with China's Yunnan province.

          China is a major foreign investor in Burma.

	(ABC News, 13 August 1997)

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