On 20 March, 2024, the “Ramadan Gathering with China” was held at the Embassy of China in Bangladesh. Over 150 youth representatives from the Bangladeshi government, political parties, military, universities, enterprises, media houses and foreign missions took part in the event.
H.E. Mr. Yao Wen, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh, conveyed his best wishes to the audience for the sacred Ramadan in the welcoming remarks. He said that in recent years, Bangladesh has made progress in economic and social development, and the international community is optimistic about Bangladesh’s development prospects. This achievement is inseparable from the active role played by 45 million Bangladeshi youth, who are full of vitality and innovative spirit, and are the backbone of promoting the construction of “Smart Bangladesh” and “Sonar Bangla”. China look forward to further strengthening youth exchanges between China and Bangladesh, stimulating their potential and injecting new hope and positive energy into the future development ofthe two countries and the world at large.
Ambassador Yao Wen pointed out that in the face of the complex international situation, China has steadily advanced the Chinese modernization, maintained the resilience and vitality of economic growth, and made significant contribution to the global economy. China promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, advocates an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization. It is hoped that through this event, young friends from all walks of life in Bangladesh will have a better understanding of Chinese insight, Chinese input, Chinese strength and the latest development of China-Bangladesh relations, and serve as envoys to deepen China-Bangladesh traditional friendship.
Four young diplomats from the Embassy delivered presentations with abundant visual materials, shared their own observations and analyses,and had friendly and frank exchanges with the young friends of Bangladesh.
They first made an in-depth analysis of the important opportunities brought by the “Belt and Road Initiative” to Bangladesh’s development and world connectivity, spoke of the bright prospects of China’s economic development, and elaborated on the useful reference provided by Chinese modernization for Bangladesh to explore the development path, believing that both countries are in a critical period of development and revitalization, and China-Bangladesh cooperation has great potential in the future.
Based on specific facts and data, they introduced the development achievements of Xinjiang's human rights cause from the aspects of political equality, economic development, cultural inheritance, religious freedom, and ethnic unity, refuted the so-called “forced labor” and “genocide” and other falsehoods related to Xinjiang, and invited young Bangladeshi friends to visit Xinjiang in personto experience the beauty, harmony and development of Xinjiang.
Taking two stories of people-to-people exchanges between China and Bangladesh as the starting point and the results of “National Image of China in Bangladesh” as the data support, they introduced the current situation of China-Bangladesh friendly exchanges and called on the Chinese and Bangladeshi people to deepen cultural and people-to-people exchanges and work together to push bilateral Strategic Partnership of Cooperation to a new level on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties.
They focus on showing that the young generation of China in the new era is born in the best period of the development of the Chinese nation. It has a better development environment and broader space for growth, and is faced with the rare life opportunities of making contributions. They firmly believed that the contemporary Chinese young generation will bravely shoulder the great responsibilities, and realize their own life values.
In the following quiz session, the young diplomats raised questions related to the Belt and Road cooperation between China and Bangladesh, and China’s policies towards Xinjiang,build a community with a shared future for mankind, and Chinese modernization. The audience raced for the opportunity to take the quiz. Ambassador Yao Wen granted gifts to those who gave the correct answers.
The program was concluded with a group photo, when the hosts and guests expressed their best wishes to all Muslim and Bangladeshi people by hailing “Ramadan Mubarak!”.
The second year of “Ramadan Gathering with China” is a program tailored for the youth group of Bangladesh, aiming at enhancing the friendly exchanges of the young talents from the two countries.