yangon myanmar civilian leader aung san suu kyi soon visit beijing state media say monday southeast asian nation appear draw close northern neighbor china amid global criticism exodus rohingya refugees myanmar bristle pressure western nations arm force brutal response august attack security post rohingya muslim militants western state rakhine unite state unite nations accuse myanmar ethnic cleanse call military hold accountable allegations kill rape arson send 620,000 rohingya flee bangladesh china however back myanmar officials call legitimate counter-insurgency operation rakhine step prevent resolution crisis u.n. security council news suu kyi visit come chinese president xi jinping chinese military leaders welcome myanmar powerful army chief min aung hlaing last week pledge close cooperation state-run daily global new light myanmar say nobel peace laureate suu kyi would soon depart attend communist party china-hosted forum world political leaders beijing suu kyi spokesman zaw htay could reach detail meet begin thursday run dec. accord china official news agency xinhua myanmar international spotlight week pope francis make first visit head roman catholic church buddhist-majority country previously speak treatment minority muslims myanmar deny citizenship christians fear country could provoke backlash many myanmar refuse recognize name rohingya prefer call bengalis suggest belong neighbor bangladesh myanmar 's suu kyi visit china amid western criticism rohingya exodus