China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) shakes hands with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy before a UN Security Council meeting on Africa at the UN in New York, September 25, 2007.click to open
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, right, shakes hands with his Myanmar counterpart U Nyan Win who is also special envoy of Myanmar's head of state Than Shwe, during their meeting in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007. China is most important ally of Myanmar which is facing worldwide condemnation for its hardline handling of demonstrations that began Aug. 19 to protest fuel price hikes and a rise in the cost of consumer goods.click to open