昂山素季政坛首秀会见中国外长王毅

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.

上周二，中缅两国外交部长在奈比多会面，这也是自昂山素季被任命为缅甸外交部长以来进行的首次官方国际外交活动。

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，他们认为王毅和昂山素季的会面是两国政府友好姿态的体现，反映出新一任缅甸政府眼中中缅关系的份量。

"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.

清华大学当代国际关系研究院缅甸和东南亚方面研究人员张伟玉告诉《环球时报》：“重视中国是源于缅甸的地理位置以及中国的政治、经济影响。”

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.

张伟玉表示，在缅甸政治转型之后，两国都热衷于提升双边关系。此外新政府旨在提升民生、结束民族冲突的活动需要中国政府的支持。

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

中国是缅甸最大的贸易合作伙伴，但是两国的关系正在经受考验。

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，一直以来，昂山素季都被认为是民主的标志，她也展示出自己能够成为一名务实的政治家的一面。作为缅甸的实际领袖，昂山素季必须把缅甸的国家利益置于一切之上。