Sayeed Muhammad of DOT
China has made five suggestions to deepen the Bangladesh-China strategic partnership of cooperation in the new era with an emphasis on deepening “strategic mutual trust”, saying the next decade will see “faster changes” in the international alignment of forces.
“First, we need to deepen strategic mutual trust and then we need to deepen economic integration,” said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo.
He was addressing a discussion at a Dhaka hotel yesterday, reports UNB.
Three other suggestions are to deepen innovation and interaction; have stronger cooperation on experience sharing on security; and deepen cultural and people’s connectivity.
“We should join hands to become good partners with equality and mutual trust. We should work together to improve the level of global governance,” he said.
Experts both from Bangladesh and China attended the event, addressing the Bangladesh-China relationship in the present context and identified the challenges and opportunities.
Zuo hoped that the next national election in Bangladesh, scheduled for December 30, will go very “well and smooth” saying that China will deepen its ties with Bangladesh on all fronts.
“We hope, you’ll have a very smooth election. Bangladeshis and political parties can have that (well and smooth polls),” he told reporters after attending Cosmos Dialogue on Bangladesh-China relations in the city.
The Chinese Ambassador said the two countries will further deepen political, economic and people-to-people relationship.
The Chinese Ambassador said the next 10 years will be a decade of deepening cultural diversity and social informatisation.
He said the two countries should strengthen the emotional ties between the Chinese and Bangladeshi people.