China Calls On Bangladesh to Reject US-led ‘Bloc Politics’

China Calls On Bangladesh to Reject US-led ‘Bloc Politics’
Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China June 29, 2018. Greg Baker/Reuters
Aldgra Fredly
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China has called on Bangladesh to “uphold independence” and reject “bloc politics,” particularly those led by the United States that Beijing characterized as U.S. “centrism and exceptionalism.”

The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on June 2 following a meeting between Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong and Bangladesh’s Ambassador to China Mahbub Uz Zaman at which they discussed bilateral relations and regional issues.