Beijing has urged Myanmar to pursue projects related to the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) during a visit to the country. Ning Jizhe, vice chairman of the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), visited Myanmar this week and met the State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. An article in The Irrawaddy said that discussions had been related to the CMEC, which runs from Kunming into Kyaukphyu, the site of a proposed China-backed deep sea port and SEZ in Rakhine State.  Aung San Suu Kyi commented that any Chinese projects in Myanmar would need to be  in line with the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan. According to the report, Ning also met with U Phyo Min Thein, chief minister of Yangon Region. China is planning large-scale infrastructure projects as part of its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.