Staff Correspondent
On 20 March, the “Ramadan Gathering with China” was held at the Embassy of China in Bangladesh.
Over 150 youth representatives from the Bangladeshi government, political parties, military,
universities, enterprises, media houses and foreign missions took part in the event.
Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen conveyed his best wishes to the audience for the sacred Ramadan in the
welcoming remarks. He said that in recent years, Bangladesh has made progress in economic and social
development, and the international community is optimistic about Bangladesh’s development
prospects. This achievement is inseparable from the active role played by 45 million Bangladeshi youth,
who are full of vitality and innovative spirit, and are the backbone of promoting the construction of
“Smart Bangladesh” and “Sonar Bangla”. China look forward to further strengthening youth exchanges
between China and Bangladesh, stimulating their potential and injecting new hope and positive energy
into the future development ofthe two countries and the world at large.
Ambassador Yao Wen pointed out that in the face of the complex international situation, China has
steadily advanced the Chinese modernization, maintained the resilience and vitality of economic
growth, and made significant contribution to the global economy. China promotes the building of a
community with a shared future for mankind, advocates an equal and orderly multipolar world and a
universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization. It is hoped that through this event, young
friends from all walks of life in Bangladesh will have a better understanding of Chinese insight, Chinese
input, Chinese strength and the latest development of China-Bangladesh relations, and serve as envoys
to deepen China-Bangladesh traditional friendship.
Four young diplomats from the Embassy delivered presentations with abundant visual materials, shared
their own observations and analyses,and had friendly and frank exchanges with the young friends of
Bangladesh.
They first made an in-depth analysis of the important opportunities brought by the “Belt and Road
Initiative” to Bangladesh’s development and world connectivity, spoke of the bright prospects of China’s
economic development, and elaborated on the useful reference provided by Chinese modernization for
Bangladesh to explore the development path, believing that both countries are in a critical period of
development and revitalization, and China-Bangladesh cooperation has great potential in the future.
Based on specific facts and data, they introduced the development achievements of Xinjiang's human
rights cause from the aspects of political equality, economic development, cultural inheritance, religious
freedom, and ethnic unity, refuted the so-called “forced labor” and “genocide” and other falsehoods
related to Xinjiang, and invited young Bangladeshi friends to visit Xinjiang in personto experience the
beauty, harmony and development of Xinjiang.
Taking two stories of people-to-people exchanges between China and Bangladesh as the starting point
and the results of “National Image of China in Bangladesh” as the data support, they introduced the
current situation of China-Bangladesh friendly exchanges and called on the Chinese and Bangladeshi
people to deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges and work together to push bilateral Strategic
Partnership of Cooperation to a new level on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment
of diplomatic ties.
They focus on showing that the young generation of China in the new era is born in the best period of
the development of the Chinese nation. It has a better development environment and broader space for
growth, and is faced with the rare life opportunities of making contributions. They firmly believed that
the contemporary Chinese young generation will bravely shoulder the great responsibilities, and realize
their own life values.
