Sino-Bangla ties to grow more

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UNB, Hunan Province (China) :
 China wants to maintain good relations with Bangladesh and other South Asian countries, keeping in mind the greater welfare of the people in the region, says a Chinese vice minister.
“Though we’ve mountains in both countries, these couldn’t put barrier to our growing relations,” Vice Minister Zhou Xiang told UNB on Monday night.
Mentioning Chinese President Xi Jinping’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative, the leader of the Publicity Department of CPC Hunan Provincial Committee said China maintains good relations with South Asian countries following the OBOR that says moving ahead together.
“Our government always attaches highest importance to South Asian countries,” he said.
Terming both Bangladesh and China densely populated countries, Xiang said both the countries are working for people’s welfare. “Bangladesh can take lessons from China’s development experiences. But we don’t impose anything on any country,” he said sharing how China today becomes the second largest economy in the world from a poor country. Zhou Xiang gave credit to the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the rapid development his country witnessed over the past decades. The vice minister recalled China’s reforms and open policy that is taking China forwards and China will remain open to extend support to its friends like Bangladesh.
Terming Dhaka-Beijing relations very strong, he said the friendship is like the two countries are drinking water from the same river.
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