The Myanmar Chinese community hosted the Chinese New Year celebration on January 25 at Yangon's Thuwunna Stadium. State Administration Council (SAC) Chairman and Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing and his spouse attended alongside senior military officials: SAC Joint Secretary and Minister of Military Affairs Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, SAC Member Maj-Gen Nyo Saw, Minister of SAC Chairman Office Ministry （1）Admiral Moe Aung, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Htein Win, and Air Force Commander-in-Chief General Tun Aung. Several union ministers, including those from the Ministry of Information and the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, were also present. Chinese Ambassador Ma Jia led a diplomatic delegation, joined by Minister-Counselor Cao Jing, Defense Attaché Qu Zhe, and Minister-Counselor Jia Junjie, as well as their families. Over 1,000 members of Myanmar’s Chinese community participated in the celebration.

Min Aung Hlaing extended his New Year greetings to the Chinese community in Myanmar, praising China for bringing benefits to Myanmar and other countries around the world through the Belt and Road Initiative, while pursuing its own modernization. He expressed gratitude for China’s firm support of Myanmar’s peace, stability and development, emphasizing that China is Myanmar’s enduring friend. He further stated that Myanmar attaches great importance to its relationship with China and will accelerate the implementation of bilateral cooperation projects to promote the building of a community with a shared future.

Ambassador Ma Jia remarked that the Myanmar government’s designation of the Chinese New Year as a public holiday underscores the its high regard for the Pauk-Phaw friendship between Myanmar and China, as well as the contributions of the Chinese community. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Myanmar, and he believes that the relationship will yield even greater results, with new progress in building a community with a shared future and more development opportunities for the people of both countries.

The guests enjoyed traditional Chinese culture and cuisine, as well as performances including Chinese and Myanmar songs and dances, martial arts, and instrumental music, wishing for the prosperity and peace of both countries and the enduring Pauk-Phaw friendship between the peoples of Myanmar and China.