The chief of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing, has met with President Xi Jinping of China for the first time since seizing power four years ago, state media said. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that Mr Xi pledged to provide assistance for recovery after Myanmar’s devastating earthquake in March and to help efforts to end the country’s civil war. Advertisement The two leaders met onFriday in Moscow on the sidelines of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. The report said they also discussed...