Junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing shakes hands with China's Premier Li Qiang during the Greater Mekong Subregion Summit in the Chinese city of Kunming on November 6, 2024. (AFP)

Disputed Myanmar election wins China’s vote of confidence

Myanmar's military-run elections are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll.

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