China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeast

The Myanmar military and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) signed a formal agreement for a ceasefire that began on Saturday, China's foreign ministry said, halting fighting near the border of both countries.

The peace deal comes into effect on the weekend but experts aren't convinced it will lead to hostilities easing across the war-torn country.

Since the election, China has flexed its military might in overt and covert ways, highlighting challenges for the US and its allies.

China's relations are starting to improvewith Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House.

As Donald Trump returns, analysts say China will reshape its diplomatic landscape with nations that Joe Biden sought to court.