Jiang heads north on Myanmar tour

Jiang heads north on Myanmar tour

MYANMAR: Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Friday traveled to Myanmar's historical site of Bagan before heading north to Mandalay, where a growing number of Chinese businesses are taking root.

Jiang flew to Bagan from the Ngapali beach resort on the Bay of Bengal, where he stopped for a day's rest after concluding his official program in the military state with the signing of seven cooperation pacts.

He was due later on Friday to visit the ancient capital of Mandalay, some 279 kilometers north of the capital Yangon, where there is a large Chinese population.

Jiang is expected to tour cultural and religious sites such as the Golden Palace in Mandalay, where a growing number of Chinese migrants have set up flourishing businesses, before leaving for Beijing on Saturday. --AFP