XI TO ARRIVE TODAY, WANTS MODIS SUPPORT FOR SOUTHERN SILK RD.
At the edge of China’s long border with Myanmar, Tengchong (Yunnan) could one day become the heart of the ancient Southern Silk Road that President Xi Jinping wants to rebuild with India. It is not clear if Xi can persuade Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join in China’s vigorous effort to connect the two nations through Myanmar and Bangladesh. But try he will.