The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka is committed "to continuing the joint efforts with Bangladeshi friends from all walks of life to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries to a new level."
"I call upon the Chinese enterprises in Bangladesh to proactively undertake social responsibilities, and the Chinese nationals in Bangladesh to further integrate into the local society, so as to contribute more to the promotion of friendship between the two countries," Chinese ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen said.
He was presenting the keynote speech at the reception marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
The ambassador said: "China attaches great importance to the betterment of relations with Bangladesh."
"China and Bangladesh are time-tested friends with unwavering mutual trust."
He said: "Bangladesh firmly pursues the one-China principle and appreciates the important role China has played in promoting regional peace and stability.
"The two sides are committed to further deepening strategic cooperation and thereby uplifting China-Bangladesh relations to a higher level in the new era.
"China and Bangladesh are close partners for joint development.”
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the launching of the Belt and Road Initiative by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
"Cooperation between China and Bangladesh under the BRI has also entered a harvest season. Bangladesh is the first South Asian country to join the BRI," the ambassador said.
"Over the past seven years, the BRI has taken root and blossomed in the golden Bay of Bengal."
Mega projects like the Padma Multi-function Bridge and its Rail Link, the Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River and many other mega projects have been completed one after another, making "significant contributions to improving the people's livelihoods and upgrading infrastructure conditions in Bangladesh."
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke highly of BRI that it has opened a new door of development for Bangladesh," he said.
Looking ahead, the ambassador said, the two countries should seize the new historical opportunities of development, further integrate development strategies, carry out Belt and Road cooperation targeting high-quality development, and exploit our respective economic advantages to complement and supplement each other.
"To specify, we could deepen cooperation in the fields of infrastructure development, information technology, new energy, agriculture, so on and so forth.
"With joint effort, we would definitely realize the Chinese Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation and Bangladesh's Vision 2041."
He said China and Bangladesh are good brothers supporting each other.
For the time being, there are 50 direct flights between the two countries on a weekly basis, with a capacity of commuting 10,000 people.
In turn, the amount of Chinese enterprises and Chinese people heading to Bangladesh for investment and tourism has also increased by significant scale, the ambassador said.
