China 's President Xi Jinping and Myanmar 's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi signed (1) agreements on Saturday in a bid to speed up (2) projects in the Southeast Asian nation. We get more from Reuters' Emer McCarthy. The agreements are part of the flagship Belt and Road Initiative, China 's vision of new ( 3 ) routes described as a "21st century silk road." Both countries also agreed to speed up the ( 4 ) of the China Myanmar Economic Corridor, a giant infrastructure scheme worth ( 5 ) of dollars. China and Myanmar have historically had a fraught relationship but have moved closer since 2017, when Myanmar was internationally condemned for its treatment of minority Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.