BEIJING, Apr 01 (IPS) – Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus’s state go to to China, the place he met Chinese language President Xi Jinping, was seen as a chance to reaffirm outdated diplomatic and financial ties between the 2 nations.
In the course of the assembly, Xi recalled Chinese language-Bangladesh’s long-standing historical past of pleasant exchanges, saying the traditional Silk Highway carefully linked the 2 nations.
Terming Bangladesh a great neighbour, good pal and good associate of mutual belief, he stated China maintains a excessive diploma of stability and continuity in its good-neighbourly and pleasant coverage towards Bangladesh, as this yr marks the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of China-Bangladesh diplomatic relations.
“China is able to work with Bangladesh to deliver China-Bangladesh cooperation to new heights and ship higher advantages to the 2 peoples, Xi stated, stressing that China and Bangladesh ought to proceed to deepen political mutual belief and firmly help one another on points associated to mutual pursuits.
Yunus stated Bangladesh and China share a profound friendship and have all the time understood, revered and trusted one another.
Claiming China is a dependable associate and pal of Bangladesh, he stated Bangladesh firmly helps the one-China precept.
The Chief Adviser stated Bangladesh is keen to make use of the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of Bangladesh-China diplomatic relations as a chance to reinforce bilateral relations.
Bangladesh sought extra Chinese language funding, which can assist it promote its financial transition.
Political analysts assert that Yunus’s go to to China has catapulted Bangladesh-China relations to unprecedented heights, with Bangladesh securing a dedication of USD 2.1 billion in Chinese language investments, loans, and grants throughout his historic China tour.
Chinese language Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen stated almost 30 Chinese language corporations have pledged to speculate USD 1 billion in Bangladesh.
China has additionally deliberate to lend some USD 400 million within the Mongla port modernisation challenge, USD 350 million within the growth of the China Industrial Financial Zone and one other USD 150 million as technical help. The remainder of the quantity would come as grants and different types of lending.
“It’s a milestone go to,” Yao Wen stated.
In the course of the bilateral assembly, Yunus requested Xi to approve the funding of Chinese language personal corporations in Bangladesh.
The Chinse President affirmed that he would encourage Chinese language companies to arrange manufacturing crops in Bangladesh.
The talks between Yunus and Xi had been complete, fruitful and constructive, marked by heat, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, stated.
Chart Roadmap for Shared Prosperity
On March 27, Yunus addressed the Boao Discussion board for Asia (BFA) Annual Convention in Hainan, asking the Asian nations to chart a transparent roadmap for a shared future and shared prosperity.
“On this altering world, the fates of Asian nations are intertwined. We should chart a transparent roadmap for a shared future and shared prosperity,” he stated.
The Chief Adviser additionally targeted on making a sustainable financing mechanism for Asian nations. “We want dependable funds that tackle our challenges and meet our rising calls for.”
About commerce cooperation, he stated Asia stays one of many least built-in areas and this weak integration stifles funding and commerce.
“We should work to spice up commerce cooperation instantly,” he stated.
Referring to meals and agriculture cooperation, Yunus stated the Asian nations ought to promote resource-efficient farming and home manufacturing have to be enhanced for meals safety.
“We have to scale back import reliance and obtain self-sufficiency. Increasing tech-based sustainable agricultural options and innovation in regenerative and climate-smart farming is vital,” he stated.
The Bangladesh Chief Adviser burdened constructing a powerful tech ecosystem, sharing information and knowledge and investing in know-how incubation and innovation in Asia.
About social enterprise to unravel social issues, he stated each younger particular person ought to develop up as a three-zero particular person: zero internet carbon emissions, zero wealth focus, and nil unemployment by entrepreneurship in social enterprise.
“That is the shared future we in Asia should create collectively,” he added.
In his speech, Yunus underscored shifting towards sustainable financial fashions prioritising folks and the planet over income.
“We should shift towards sustainable financial fashions that prioritise folks and the planet over income,” he stated.
In addition to, the Chief Adviser targeted on the long-pending Rohingya disaster, calling upon the Asian leaders to come back ahead in direction of making certain protected and dignified repatriation of displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.
“Bangladesh has been internet hosting over 1.2 million Rohingyas, who’re Myanmar nationals, for over seven years. We proceed to bear vital social, financial, and environmental prices,” he stated.
On the sidelines of the convention, Yunus held conferences with Chairman of the Boao Discussion board for Asia and former UN Secretary-Basic Ban Ki-moon, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and FAO Director Basic Qu Dongyu, amongst others, too.
Think about Change within the World
On March 29, 2025, at a operate at Peking College (PKU) in Beijing, Yunus urged college students to assume broadly and attempt to remodel the world.
“A college or instructional establishment just isn’t solely a spot to study what occurs however to think about,” he stated.
Terming creativeness the best energy of the earth, Yunus stated, “When you think about, it’s going to occur. If you don’t think about, it’s going to by no means occur.”
The Bangladesh Chief Adviser stated creativeness is extra highly effective than something “we will deliver collectively”.
“Human journey is about making the not possible potential. That’s our job. And we will make it occur,” Yunus stated.
He stated folks turn into poor attributable to improper financial methods, as all persons are not given a good probability in such methods.
He burdened selling human beings to turn into entrepreneurs, to not be job seekers, saying, “All human beings are entrepreneurs.”
Yunus acquired an honorary doctorate diploma from Peking College.
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