Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh and China have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral military ties as both the countries shared an integrated strategy for defense and economic development.
Both sides came up with the pledge during a meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq.
The meeting was held in Beijing on Thursday. During their talks, they also praised the development of China-Bangladesh military relations since the two countries established ties 40 years ago, and pledged deeper cooperation in the future, according to a message received here on Friday.
General Wang Jianping, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was also present at the meet.
Prior to this, Belal also held a meeting with Wang.
During their talks, Wang expressed his hope that “the two militaries can keep up enhancing high-level exchange of visits, communication between military academies and cooperation in technologies and personnel training,” according to a paraphrasing
by China Military Online. Belal, meanwhile, said that Bangladesh is interested in increasing its cooperation with China on military personnel training and peacekeeping. Bangladesh and China are two of the world’s top contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping missions; Bangladesh ranks second, with China in the sixth.
Bangladesh and China have already built up a solid military relationship, with China being Bangladesh’s largest supplier of military equipment.
Most of Bangladesh’s inventory of fighter aircraft, coastal patrol boats, and tanks were supplied by China. The country is also providing military technology and training to Bangladesh Army.
Earlier, Chinese Defence Attaché’ in Bangladesh Senior Colonel Zhang Wei said Bangladesh-China military relationship has reached “unprecedented heights” in last few years.
Since 2010, Beijing has supplied Dhaka with five maritime patrol vessels, two corvettes, 44 tanks, and 16 fighter jets, as well as surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
That’s in addition to new Ming-class submarines Bangladesh ordered from China in 2013, which are expected to enter the Bangladeshi fleet in 2016.
China and Bangladesh have been moving further to expand their cooperation besides hardware exchanges. In particular, there’s a robust relationship for training and military exchanges. China’s PLA sends nearly as many delegations to Bangladesh each year as India does.
Last year, when a high-ranking Chinese military official visited Dhaka, the two sides signed agreements that would see China provide training for Bangladeshi military personnel.
Bangladesh and China have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral military ties as both the countries shared an integrated strategy for defense and economic development.
Both sides came up with the pledge during a meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan and Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq.
The meeting was held in Beijing on Thursday. During their talks, they also praised the development of China-Bangladesh military relations since the two countries established ties 40 years ago, and pledged deeper cooperation in the future, according to a message received here on Friday.
General Wang Jianping, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was also present at the meet.
Prior to this, Belal also held a meeting with Wang.
During their talks, Wang expressed his hope that “the two militaries can keep up enhancing high-level exchange of visits, communication between military academies and cooperation in technologies and personnel training,” according to a paraphrasing
by China Military Online. Belal, meanwhile, said that Bangladesh is interested in increasing its cooperation with China on military personnel training and peacekeeping. Bangladesh and China are two of the world’s top contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping missions; Bangladesh ranks second, with China in the sixth.
Bangladesh and China have already built up a solid military relationship, with China being Bangladesh’s largest supplier of military equipment.
Most of Bangladesh’s inventory of fighter aircraft, coastal patrol boats, and tanks were supplied by China. The country is also providing military technology and training to Bangladesh Army.
Earlier, Chinese Defence Attaché’ in Bangladesh Senior Colonel Zhang Wei said Bangladesh-China military relationship has reached “unprecedented heights” in last few years.
Since 2010, Beijing has supplied Dhaka with five maritime patrol vessels, two corvettes, 44 tanks, and 16 fighter jets, as well as surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
That’s in addition to new Ming-class submarines Bangladesh ordered from China in 2013, which are expected to enter the Bangladeshi fleet in 2016.
China and Bangladesh have been moving further to expand their cooperation besides hardware exchanges. In particular, there’s a robust relationship for training and military exchanges. China’s PLA sends nearly as many delegations to Bangladesh each year as India does.
Last year, when a high-ranking Chinese military official visited Dhaka, the two sides signed agreements that would see China provide training for Bangladeshi military personnel.
