Q: The Chinese side announced that Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman will visit China this week. How does China assess the current China-Bangladesh relations? What does China expect to achieve through the visit?

A: China and Bangladesh have long been each other’s friends and close neighbors and are comprehensive strategic cooperative partners. Over the past five decades and more since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries have been developing friendly ties on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and with mutual respect and equality. The bilateral ties have enjoyed sustained and steady progress and delivered tangibly for the two peoples.

China attaches high importance to its relations with Bangladesh. Through the upcoming visit, China hopes to work with the new government of Bangladesh to enhance political mutual trust, deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and strengthen China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.