Beijing (TDI): China’s President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of the Interim Government of Bangladesh met in Great Hall, Beijing as both countries mark fifty years of diplomatic ties in 2025.
China reiterated its policy of good neighborliness and friendship towards Bangladesh, and expressed readiness to work with the neighboring country to increase cooperation and ensure more benefits to the people of both countries.
The four-day Beijing visit was Muhammad Yunus’s first bilateral state visit since he became the head of the country’s Interim Government in August last year, after widespread protests propelled Hasina Wajid out of office.
President Xi Jinping met with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of the interim government of Bangladesh @ChiefAdviserGoB.
China’s policy of good neighborliness and friendship towards Bangladesh remains highly stable and consistent, and China is committed to being good neighbors, good… pic.twitter.com/JKcPKUQthR
— Mao Ning 毛宁 (@SpoxCHN_MaoNing) March 28, 2025
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus was in Boao prior to Beijing, where he took part in the Boao Forum for Asia and met dignitaries of other countries on the sidelines.
In Boao, he had a productive meeting with the former UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, alongside other engagements.
On arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport, Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor was received and welcomed by Sun Weidong, the Vice Minister of China.
After meeting President Xi, the Chief Advisor held a series of other meetings, including with the Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Yao Wang and the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, Han Zheng.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus joined the meeting with Han Zheng, Vice President of the People’s Republic of China at a state guest house in Beijing on Friday. pic.twitter.com/1bunMJyA7s
— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) March 28, 2025
Later, he addressed China’s business leaders in an Investment Dialogue, joined two Roundtable Talks on sustainable energy and infrastructure and “Social Business, Youth Entrepreneurship and The World of Three ZEROs.”
The visit is expected to bring about signing of multiple agreements on “economic and technical assistance, cultural and sports cooperation, and media collaboration.”
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China is Bangladesh’s largest trading partner and a major investor. Bangladesh has a strategic importance for China in view of its Belt and Road Initiative where Bangladesh’s location becomes an attractive spot in Chinese long-spanning infrastructural and connectivity lanes.
Bangladesh’s Interim Government is no more under India’s influence like its predecessor. This makes the country more open to cooperation with China.
Nuzhat Rana is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
