Prof. Xing Yaowu, director of both Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute (SEABRI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, headed up a delegation to Myanmar from October 29 to November 2. The visit aimed to further strengthen and expand China-Myanmar cooperation in science, technology and education.

When meeting U Kyaw Ze Ya, director-general of the Myanmar Forest Department, Prof. Xiang Yaowu reviewed fruitful achievements of bilateral cooperation over the past decade and expressed sincere gratitude to Myanmar partner for its long-standing strong support in the construction of the SEABRI Myanmar Office. U Kyaw Ze Ya thanked XTBG and SEABRI for their contributions and efforts over more than a decade to the conservation of rare and endangered animals and plants in Myanmar. The two sides will deepen cooperation in biodiversity conservation, joint scientific expeditions, construction of field ecological monitoring stations, and talent cultivation, etc.

XTBG delegation also visited Pyin Oo Lwin in Mandalay Region and Nay Pyi Taw.

They conducted a field survey of Kandawgyi National Botanical Garden in Pyin Oo Lwin and met with its leadership. The two sides discussed cooperation on botanical garden management, plant species surveys, species classification and identification, installation of plant labels, and publication of plant species inventories.

In Nay Pyi Taw, XTBG delegation inspected four joint laboratories of SEABRI, the China-Myanmar Experimental Station for Improved Crop Varieties, the herbarium, water laboratory and arboretum of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) of Myanmar, as well as the Mon Shwe forestry field monitoring station in the dry zone. They also exchanged views with relevant Myanmar technical personnel on the current state of research and key cooperation needs for the future.

This visit, following the mutual visits between the two sides in June and July 2026, was another important high-level exchange within the year.

At  Myanmar Forest Department.

At Kandawgyi National Botanical Garden in Pyin Oo Lwin.

At Mon Shwe forestry field monitoring station.