Staff Correspondent
On January 11, 2024, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Sheikh Hasina on
her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Bangladesh are neighbours with long-established friendship.
Over the past 49 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have always
respected each other, treated each other equally, and achieved mutual benefit and win-win results.
China and Bangladesh firmly support each other on issues that bear on each other’s core interests,
and jointly pursue the development and revitalization of each country, bringing tangible benefits to
the two peoples. Xi expected that China and Bangladesh would make joint efforts to further
implement the important consensus he reached with the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in
Johannesburg, South Africa, last August, enhance political mutual trust, promote traditional
friendship, further synergize development strategies, and promote high-quality Belt and Road
cooperation, so as to uplift the China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership of Cooperation to a new
height.
On the same day, Chinese Premier of State Council Li Qiang sent a congratulatory message to Sheikh
Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, saying China and Bangladesh are close
neighbours with long-established friendship and development partners of close cooperation. In
recent years, China and Bangladesh have deepened political mutual trust and achieved fruitful results
in Belt and Road cooperation. Li said he stands ready to work with the Honorable Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina to promote the bilateral friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation, further develop
China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership of Cooperation, so as to better benefit the two countries and
two peoples.
