Strategic cooperative ties between China, Bangladesh

CHINA and Bangladesh are reaffirming their ties during a visit by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Beijing on Wednesday as tensions rise in the region over territorial disputes and resources.

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China's official Xinhua News Agency quoted Wang Huning, a member of China's Politburo Standing Committee who met with Hasina, as saying that "China and Bangladesh have respected and treated each other with equality, setting a good example of friendly coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries." Xinhua reported Hasina later met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and "elevated their relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership." No details were given, but the designation of r