It is rather irregular and interesting that Wang is meeting with the former dictator and mentor to current dictator MAL, Than Shwe who is reportedly under surveillance by MAL due to discontent within military ranks with MAL’s leadership. In the past 2 months former president Thein Sein had met with Chinese ambassador in his residence, and then had paid a rare visit to China in an official capacity as well. China has outsized influence in Burma, and wheels are being set in motion.