China keen to join Bangladesh blue economy

The Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ma Mingqiang, disclosed his government desire while addressing a discussion on “Reimagining Bangladesh China Relations” held in the city yesterday. Addressing the event, the diplomat said: “Blue economy has huge potential in future and China is interested to join the efforts to flourish this economy.” Referring to the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the ambassador said: “It was a landmark visit for Bangladesh as China is committed to making large investment in infrastructure of this country.” “China is becoming more valuable to Bangladesh as huge investment is coming here from China in Bangladesh and future relations between the two countries depend on Bangladesh.” Saber Hossain Chowdhury, chairman of Bangladesh China Foundation for Future, presided over the discussion while Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for Information and Communication Technology, attended the programme as the chief guest. Palak called upon the Chinese government to make fresh investment in new project of ICT sector. He also urged the Chinese Embassy and Bangladesh China Foundation for sharing experiences and knowledge in building digital university of multimedia and innovation. In his address, Saber Hossain said: “China is the largest trade partner of Bangladesh and young people can play an important role in building relationship between two countries.”