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Bangladesh s Curt Reply As China Warns It Against Joining QUAD Alliance
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Momen said Dhaka maintains non-aligned and balanced foreign policy and it will decide what to do according to those principles
China has warned Bangladesh against joining the US-led QUAD alliance, saying that Dhaka s participation in the anti-Beijing club would result in substantial damage to bilateral relations.
The unusual warning from Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming came weeks after visiting Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe emphasised to Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid that Beijing and Dhaka should make joint efforts against powers from outside the region establishing a military alliance in South Asia and practising hegemonism .
It will damage the bilateral relations between the two, Chinese envoy said
Bangladesh Foreign Minister said Dhaka maintains a non-aligned and balanced foreign policy
Dhaka: China has warned Bangladesh against joining the US-led Quad alliance, saying that Dhaka s participation in the anti-Beijing club would result in substantial damage to bilateral relations.
The unusual warning from Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming came weeks after visiting Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe emphasied to Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid that Beijing and Dhaka should make joint efforts against powers from outside the region establishing a military alliance in South Asia and practising hegemonism .
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Diplomatic Correspondent | Published: 16:15, May 10,2021 | Updated: 00:44, May 11,2021
Chinese ambassador Li Jiming on Monday said that Bangladesh’s engagement in the US-led Indo-Pacific Strategy would substantially damage Dhaka’s relations with Beijing.
Replying to a question on the recent visit of the Chinese defence minister to Dhaka, Li Jiming described the IPS as a club of a small group of ‘elite’ countries, including US and Japan, and said that the group was neither for economic purposes nor for ensuring security in the region. ‘It is about China,’ he said.
‘[It is] not a good idea for Bangladesh to participate in a small club. Any form of participation for Bangladesh in this small group may substantially damage relations [with China],’ the ambassador said in a programme on Bangladesh-China relations with Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh held virtually. �
We decide our foreign policy : Bangladesh reacts to Chinese warning over joining Quad
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping (File photo)
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has reacted strongly to Chinese warning over Dhaka s possible participation in the US-led Quad alliance. We re an independent and sovereign state. We decide our foreign policy. But yes, any country can uphold its position, Bangladesh foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said when asked about the Chinese warning, according to news agency PTI.