Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting Myanmar on Friday — it’s the first time a sitting Chinese leader is paying a visit to the country in 19 years. This visit and planned economic alliance is seen as a way for China to inexorably link itself to Myanmar through its “One Belt, One Road,” initiative. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Patrick Winn.
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