Political stability, shifting global dynamics could shape future relations with China: Foreign adviser

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said as Bangladesh has witnessed the most significant political change in its national history, the future of Bangladesh-China relations in a post-revolution setting requires a more comprehensive approach.

"It is likely that the post-revolution trajectory of Bangladesh and its future relations with China might be influenced by various factors, including Bangladesh's political stability, and the changing dynamics of regional and global politics," he said.

The adviser made the remarks while speaking at a seminar on "Bangladesh-China Relations: A Future Outlook" at InterContinental Dhaka in the capital.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen and experts from both sides spoke at the seminar.

Although the future of bilateral ties between Bangladesh and China can be shaped by several factors, Touhid Hossain said the core elements of cooperation such as aspects of trade and investment, infrastructure development and technology sharing need to endure, since these aspects are propelled by mutual interests in economic advancement and regional stability.

In the coming days, he said, along with focusing on the core elements, both countries can also expedite meaningful collaboration on several other emerging areas such as green energy, tourism, satellite technology and climate change.

Also, to devise a mutually beneficial future outlook of the bilateral ties between the two countries, new avenues of collaboration need to be explored by both sides, he said.

"I believe the exchange of ideas will help us more to understand how the future course of the bilateral relations between the two countries will evolve in the midst of evolving internal, regional and global dynamics," the foreign affairs adviser said.

He also talked about how this bilateral cooperation can contribute to reorienting Bangladesh's post-revolution economic trajectory, and how this bilateral cooperation needs to advance in the context of the country's changing political landscape.

Over the past years, since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the adviser said, China and Bangladesh have relentlessly valued each other as equals and pursued mutual benefits and advantageous outcomes.

Both countries, from the very beginning, supported each other on the matters of core interests, and worked together on the path to realizing their respective development, he said.

Hence, the adviser said, the diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and China set an example of amicable coexistence and cooperative success.