Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is beginning the second day of her visit to China.
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met China's President Xi Jinping on the second day of her visit to China, state media report.
Few details of the visit are public, but she will meet Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping at some point.
Xinhua news agency said they met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, but gave no other details.
China said the visit aimed to deepen understanding between the Communist Party and her National League for Democracy (NLD) opposition.
Beijing says the visit, her first to China, will build understanding between the Communist Party and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party.
Meanwhile, Myanmar has moved to shore up its block on Aung San Suu Kyi ever becoming president.
China was a close ally of Myanmar when it was under a military junta.
A long-awaited bill to amend the constitution was tabled in parliament in Myanmar (also known as Burma) on Wednesday.
But since the end of military rule and the release of Aung San Suu Kyi from years of house arrest, the military-backed government of President Thein Sein has allied itself more closely with the US.
The bill, which comes ahead of an election in November, slightly reduces the role of the military, but allows it to keep a quarter of all seats in parliament.
Correspondents say China is keen to build its relationship with the NLD, as it is expected to poll well in general elections in November.
However, it retains a clause which bars anyone from running for office whose children are foreign citizens, as Aung San Suu Kyi's are.
Aung San Suu Kyi, however, is barred by the constitution from running for the presidency because her children are foreign citizens.
'Long-term friendship'
A long-awaited bill to amend the constitution was tabled in parliament on Wednesday, but retained the clause.
Chinese state media confirmed that Aung San Suu Kyi had arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and was met by officials.
The bill also slightly reduces the role of the military, but allows it to keep a quarter of all seats in parliament.
The Xinhua state news agency said she had "exchanged views on relations between the two parties" with senior official Wang Jiarui.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Wednesday that China had "maintained a long-term friendship with various parties in Myanmar" and the visit would both deepen understanding and boost co-operation.
China was a loyal ally of Myanmar while it was ruled by a military junta and had Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
Since political reforms were introduced in 2011, the military-backed government of President Thein Sein has allied itself more closely with the US, although China continues to help develop major infrastructure projects there.
Correspondents say that a democratic Myanmar is a much harder partner for China, but given that the NLD may do well in forthcoming elections, Beijing wants to build a relationship with a woman whose politics it deplores.
Rebel ceasefire
Rebel ceasefire
The visit comes at a time of tensions between Myanmar and China, partly because of violence near their mutual border.
The visit comes at a time of tensions between Myanmar and China, partly because of violence near their mutual border.
Myanmar has been fighting rebels in its eastern Kokang region, which borders China's Yunnan province, and China is concerned by instances of the violence spilling over its border. It has sent patrols to the border in response and recently carried out live fire drills in the region.
Myanmar has been fighting rebels in its eastern Kokang region, which borders China's Yunnan province.
On Thursday, the Kokang announced a unilateral ceasefire, saying they wanted to take part in the general election.
China is concerned by instances of the violence spilling over its border. It has sent patrols to the border in response and recently carried out live fire drills in the region.
But on Thursday, the Kokang announced a unilateral ceasefire, saying they wanted to take part in the general election.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Myanmar says the ethnically Chinese armed group released a statement saying they had taken the decision under pressure from the authorities in Beijing, but retained their right to self defence.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Myanmar says the ethnically Chinese armed group released a statement saying they had taken the decision under pressure from the authorities in Beijing, but retained their right to self defence.
Aung San Suu Kyi will be closely scrutinised during her visit, with many calling on her to recognise her similarities to fellow Nobel Peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
The Chinese dissident and writer is serving an 11-year prison sentence for "inciting subversion of state power".
But Chinese authorities said on Wednesday they would not release him as there was "no reason to alter the judgment".
