This correspondent spoke to diplomatic sources and analysts in Dhaka and Beijing about the joint statements issued after the meetings of the top leaders of the two countries in 2024 and 2025 and the joint communiqué issued after the visit this time. His comments, along with a review of the outcomes of the three visits, […]
The Prime Minister also visited the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) here, which houses permanent and comprehensive exhibitions of the Party’s history. Accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rehman and other members of his entourage, the Prime Minister toured the galleries of the museum and experienced an immersive audio-visual coaster show. At the […]
He said Beijing has also expressed support for Bangladesh’s interest in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which could provide Bangladesh greater access to regional markets. Earlier, Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), met Prime Minister Tariq Rahman at the same venue, Kobir said Zhao Leji, considered one […]
The agency cited local emergency management officials as saying that eight people have been confirmed dead, while 38 people are trapped underground. Xinhua said President Xi Jinping urged “every possible effort” to treat the injured and called for a thorough investigation of the incident. He “emphasized that all sectors and departments should learn lessons from […]
In an interview with Fox News after the end of the summit’s first day, Trump said Xi had effectively assured him that China was not preparing to provide military assistance to Tehran. “He said he would not give away military equipment…he said that firmly,” Trump told Fox. “He wants to see the Strait of Hormuz […]
On the eve of the summit, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in South Korea to press for progress in ending the long-running trade war between the two. Xi said the talks “reached a generally balanced and positive outcome”, and urged both sides to “safeguard the current positive momentum […]
Ali Wynne, senior adviser on US-China relations at the International Crisis Group, said the power dynamics have changed since Trump’s last visit to Beijing, when China went out of its way to woo Trump and buy billions of American goods. At the time “China was trying to convince the United States of its escalating position… […]
But perhaps the biggest threat to travel is the war in the Middle East. “If this war continues into April, it will be the main talking point in the Trump-Xi meeting,” Benjamin Ho, an assistant professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, told AFP. China has condemned the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, which […]
“We are positive in our assessment of China's approach to resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said, according to a Russian-language transcript on the Kremlin website. “In Beijing, they really understand the root causes of this and its global geopolitical meaning.” And additional principles, set out by Xi in talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, were […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Bangladesh and China enjoy “solid and deep” political trust and “meaningful practical cooperation” in various fields, bringing concrete benefits to both countries. Xi Jinping said that over the past 53 years, Bangladesh has steadfastly maintained its independence, strived to develop its economy and improve people's livelihood, and to realize […]
Xi hopes that China and Bangladesh will make joint efforts to carry forward the important consensus reached with Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Johannesburg, South Africa last August, enhance political mutual trust, promote traditional friendship, develop development strategies and Will promote. High-quality Belt and Road cooperation, so as to elevate the China-Bangladesh strategic cooperative […]