Myanmar president reaffirms one‑China principle during state visit

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing reaffirmed his country's adherence to the one‑China principle, stressing that there is but one China in the world.

Myanmar has always fully supported the one‑China principle, and will consistently and firmly uphold the principle, Hlaing said in an exclusive interview with the China Media Group in Beijing on Wednesday.

"We have always fully supported the one-China principle. There is only one China in the world and China's territorial integrity brooks no separation. Whether at present or in the future, we will consistently and firmly support the one-China principle," he said.

Min Aung Hlaing wrapped up a five-day state visit to China on Friday. The trip was his first state visit to China since taking office as president.

At least 265 Palestinian children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the first phase of a ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder said on Friday.

Briefing reporters in Geneva via video from Amman, the UNICEF aid veteran called the death toll "absurd and devastating".

"Since the ceasefire was announced in October last year, 265 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza. That is an absurd, devastating figure. During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months," said Elder.

Elder also said that the children were not killed in a warzone but rather in their homes, schools while playing football or fishing. He also said that the Israeli forces are responsible for more than 90 percent of those deaths.

The disclosure comes amid growing international alarm over the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

On Thursday, Tom Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Fletcher demanded the immediate protection of aid workers and civilians, the safe, unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza, the immediate and full restoration of operations at all Gaza border crossings, and the freedom of movement in Gaza.