BEIJING/YANGON: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday China wants to ensure relations develop in the "correct direction", as Myanmar activists wrote to Xi saying they want China to address concern about a stalled dam project.

China has been on a diplomatic offensive since Suu Kyi's government came to power in April, aiming to forge good ties with its resource-rich neighbour.

"The people in Myanmar stand at a new starting point for a splendid future of the country," Xi told Suu Kyi.

"We should adhere to the correct direction, to push for new progress in bilateral relations and to bring tangible benefits to the two peoples."

He made no mention of the Chinese-invested $3.6 billion Myitsone dam project in comments in front of reporters.

Finding a solution to the Myitsone project is important for Suu Kyi who needs China's cooperation in talks with Myanmar ethnic minority armed groups operating along the border with China.

Suu Kyi said Myanmar would work hard with China on border stability and not allow anything to happen which could affect "friendly relations" with its neighbours, Chinese state television said.

Xi said China would continue to play a "constructive role" in promoting Myanmar's peace process, the report added.