BANGLADESH-CHINA DEFENCE CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT- View from India

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Yunnan Governor Arrives on Aug 28
Road, rail link, trade to dominate talks

China has already offered Bangladeshi students scholarships in China.

Huawei, Buet sign deal to set up wireless communication lab

Huawei recently helped my university, BUET, to open a new wireless lab.

During the Bangladesh prime minister's visit in March 17-21, China signed the Letters of Exchange on the construction of the seventh Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge at Kajirtek of Madaripur. China agreed to intensify efforts for the early start of the second Meghna Bridge and the construction of Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre.

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Hopefully the rail does not pass through India but a more neutral nation such as Myanmar. The indians would probably be illegal immigrants.

 

[integra]

^^^ it has been agreed that the rail line will go through myanmar. Bangladesh is interested for the link and Yunnan province has been positive regarding the matter. The problem lies with Myanmar regimes, hope it'll be solved quickly.

 

[Luftwaffe]

Abir, what sort of protest would come out from the indians themselves, who cannot protest for Kashmiris being raped, killed, murdered the genocidal inhumane acts being performed on them where are the indian awam to protest. Where were indians when Gujarat massacre took place? And where were indian awam when Babri masjid was razed?

 

[AerospaceEngineer]

India is not stupid enough to send army to take over BD as if this country is an apple to be eaten at ease by India. We already are a snake inside your stomach and are waiting to take over Assam.

India should look at its NE and what BD muslims may be doing there. Can India try to offend us because it is a big country without ever thinking such an action may trigger the undoing of India itself? I believe, Indian strategists have brains bigger than yours.

Rather, india's main strategy is to overwhelm a weak BD with the DHAMKI of its stronger military, but without a war. AL is a puppet that will agree to fulfill any of India's wish. But, people of BD are not submissive. President Zia could read our pulse and went to seek China's friendship and arms, and then lost his life for the crime of doing so.

China understands the geopolitical position of BD. Thiis is why China wanted an united Pakistan the govt of which would always be in good terms with it. So, China did not wait long to accept the friendship gesture from President Zia. A stronger, armed and friendly Bangladesh serves Chinese interest in the region.

Two quesitons.

1. What is BD's posisiton when comes to China-BD? Is BD lean toward China or India?

2. What is BD's military budget? Can BD afford advanced fighters like J-10B, advanced naval vessels like Yuan class subs, and 054A frigates? If yes, China will sell them to BD.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Two quesitons.

1. What is BD's posisiton when comes to China-BD? Is BD lean toward China or India?

2. What is BD's military budget? Can BD afford advanced fighters like J-10B, advanced naval vessels like Yuan class subs, and 054A frigates? If yes, China will sell them to BD.

Bangladesh has always has a friendly relation with China and always gives much importance to it. Bangladesh has a long term dream to capture most of the diversified business of China and to develop different sectors with china's help and also want china as a big export market.

For the case of India Bangladesh want it to be used as a big export market and other than that this country hardly can help bd in other issues. But hegemonic intention of India has created a negative image of it among the local population. It tried to destabilize the bd's garment sector in recent year as India is loosing business to bd, has a deep suspicion that India is the main master mind behind the BDR mutiny, it is creating dam to deprive bangladesh from its legal share of water, it always create barrier for bd export where as it export almost freely in Bangladesh and lastly the free transit that it is trying to get with the backing of USA has created more negative image of it.

In the case of India-china relation all bd government maintained friendly relation with both but according to India friendly relation means submissive to all of its demand but in the case of India China war bd will ask peace publicly but public will seek china's win and weakening of India and capture some of its land specially Arunachal Pradesh which will speed up the break up of NE India from India.. which will bring long time advantage for both bangladesh and china. As bengali population of assam are about to become majority there including muslim majority and they have ancestors from present day bangladesh they may decide to join bangladesh if they become separate. During partition time 5 district of assam and tripura wanted to join pakistan and it was the dream of founding fathers to join assam with pakistan.

Regarding bd's defense budget bd is currently spending only 1.5 billion USD as bd's primary intention is to do more economic development then go for a arm race but within a decade or so bd will try to modernize its defense and military thats what I believe.

 

[lonelyone]

Two quesitons.

1. What is BD's posisiton when comes to China-BD? Is BD lean toward China or India?

2. What is BD's military budget? Can BD afford advanced fighters like J-10B, advanced naval vessels like Yuan class subs, and 054A frigates? If yes, China will sell them to BD.

1) There are two parties in BD. The Awami League (AL) and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The AL is very much pro-India. Therefore it is anti-China. The AL always puts India's interest over the interest of BD. It is a treacherous party. However, the BNP is a nationalist party. It distrusts India because it surrounds BD on 3 sides, and behave aggressively with us. Therefore BNP is more friendly to China.

2) No, BD is a very poor country and now just has a few F-7's and MiG-29's. We want the government to focus on economic and educational development, military can wait until later.

 

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BD needs to increase its electricity production. Even today, China's GDP is being limited by our relatively low electricity production. Our industrial capability is running at only 75%. How much excess funds are avaliable for investment in nuclear power in Bangladesh? I suspect the main limitations in Bangladesh not taking off is the low literacy, low urbanization, high population density, low electrical power, high birthrates and high disease rates. Improving sanitation, getting all children to at least graduate primary school and increasing electricity should be the first key to increasing bangladesh's GDP from 700 to 1200 USD. From there, we have a good foundation for further industrialization.

At this stage of development, Bangladesh should put primary emphasis on lower levels of education to produce the skilled workers necessary to do labor intensive industry, and then once GDP/capita moves up to 1200 USD, start bringing in automation. China used to do hand sewing in the early 90's but in the late 90's we moved to completely automated textiles manufacturing.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

HAHA well India is kindly linking our Power Grid with Bangladesh by 2012, We will help BD !!!! so u chinese ppl can go medel with Taiwan or Mongolia...is it TRUE JAPANESE and MONGOLAIAN used to come rape Chinese woman and leave ! damn what a shame

Typical Indian.

 

[eastwatch]

Dn't know why people post an article from 2003 which was written based on the situation in that time. Political situation has changed a lot from then, the determining face has also changed. BD is no more influenced by pakistan factor. Much of our relation with china now should be seen from economic point of view.

But, the letters of the article remains valid as it was before. Today, it may be more true than when it was written. It all started with the Indian policy of subjugating the people of BD in the name of 1971 joint war. A war of past is not enough to propel a friendship for tomorrow.

It is a mistaken Indian foreighnpolicy that forced us to seek Chinese arms when General Ziaur Rahman was President. Till now, all the parties are following the same policy of Zia, even the AL govt of today. It is not surprising that AL knows very well about Indian policy. In defence it uses big appeasing smiles, but, in the meantime, it also receives military armaments from China.

In an UN report, probably of 2008, BD was named as the largest purchaser of Chinese weapons. China certainly sells these at a friendship price. Only problem is our military does not allow publication of any news about these purchases. So, we just do not really know what is going on. may be one source of information. But, few of us are its member.

But, consider all the purchases of frigates, building of fast attack crafts in Khulna, talk of purchasing F-7BGs, J-10s, anti-ship missiles all say about the deep military relationship between Bangladesh and China. Think of the deep sea port construction. BD proposed a Chinese direct participation. It is a civilian commercial project. But, it shows how deeply BD population trusts China.

So, the contents of the article remain valid today.

 

[eastbengal]

^^^ it has been agreed that the rail line will go through myanmar. Bangladesh is interested for the link and Yunnan province has been positive regarding the matter. The problem lies with Myanmar regimes, hope it'll be solved quickly.

when will construction work starts ?

 

[eastwatch]

Welcome ajtr BD version 1.0

Hasina demanded CTG in 1996 elections. She again went to election in 1996 with in alliance JIB and won the election. That changed when BNP and Jamaat formed alliance. In comes the howling that JIB was an anti-liberation force ( which they were) that were mystiriously absent before.

When I was a student in Dhaka University in the late 80's a common slogan by the Chatro Dal (BNP student union) was "ekta duita shibir ( Islami Chatro Shibir) dhoro, shokal bikal nasta koro."

You need to read up on history my BD comrade !!!!!!

P.S. I can safely assure you all the BD posters here have a decent higher educational background.

There is a little mistake in your statement about CTG system. It was initially a Jamaat proposal. But, an well-organized AL took the opportunity to steal the show from Jamaat and started agitation for which AL is so efficient. BNP govt accepted it. This is how the CTG system was introduced.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Just simple...
Nothing will happen..
the organization which was responsible for creation of Bangladesh back in 1971 will again be responsible for fall of it....
If Dhaka tries to be hostile to India,If any wars starts between India n china,Bangladesh wont be let alone in peace...

The Awami League is probably the most tragic thing that has happened in the history of Muslim majority Bengal. There were and are many issues about that organization that still linger today.

There are reasons why China and the United States are Bangladesh military's largest supplier and source of training, and your country isn't.

 

[Md Akmal]

If GoI ever wants to take over Bangladesh, first protest will come from Indians themselves.

BD is safe as long as they keep exporting hilsa to us!

@ So, Abir Babu, you are very much fond of Hilsa ?

@ "Ilish tu r nai, sob tu apnara niagachen, ekhon ja ecta doita ache amader khete den, hazar holeo mache bhate bangalee"

 

[integra]

@ So, Abir Babu, you are very much fond of Hilsa ?

@ "Ilish tu r nai, sob tu apnara niagachen, ekhon ja ecta doita ache amader khete den, hazar holeo mache bhate bangalee"

Well nowadays its more like Kebab e Vaat e bangalee. Lolz.
Those indians can't even let go off Hilsas even.
Heard there are thousands of traps right after the barrage
owned by private Indians.

 

[ChinaToday]

this thread is about bangladesh and china defence co op indian trolls please leave it alone if you havent got anything constuctive to contribute