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Embassy of Bangladesh in China

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. Straddling the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta, it is part of the historic ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. It faces the Bay of Bengal to its south, and is bordered by India on the north, west and east, as well as Burma (Myanmar) on the southeast. It is separated from the Himalayan nations of Nepal and Bhutan by India's narrow Siliguri corridor, and is in close geographical proximity to China. Read More

Embassy

Address:	No. 42, Guang Hua Lu Chaoyang District Beijing
Postal Code:	100600
Tel: ( ? )	(+86) 10 6532 2521 (+86)10 6532 3706
Fax:	(+86) 10 6532 4346
Email:	bdemb@public3.bta.net.cn
Website:	Website

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Consulates

Bangladesh has consulate in Hong Kong

Address:	Rm. 3501, China Resources Building 26 Harbour Road, Wanchai
Tel:	(+852) 2827 4278
Fax:	(+852) 2827 1916
Email:	bangladt@netvigator.com

Bangladesh China Relations

Diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and the People's Republic of China were established in 1975, four years after Bangladesh gained independence. Historically, relations include two thousand years of cultural and political interactions between China and Bengal. The present-day Sino-Bangladesh relationship is characterized by close political, economic and military ties

History

Chinese monks, scholars and traders of the Qin Dynasty, visited the ancient Vedic kingdom of Pundravardhana, located in present-day Bogra and Rangpur, as early as the 2nd century BCE. Between the 5th and 7th centuries, many Chinese monks such as Yijing and Xuanzang, traveled to Buddhist monasteries of northern Bangladesh, seeking knowledge of the "Western Heaven" (Indian subcontinent). Atish Dipankar Srigana, a Buddhist master from Bikrampur, traveled to Tibet in the 8th century and established the Sarma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

In the 13th century, the newly independent Bengal Sultanate fostered political links with the Yuan Dynasty, in order to strategically balance the influence of the Delhi Sultanate. Relations flourished after Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah appointed the first ambassador to China in 1404. The Ming Dynasty Emperor Yongle sent annual envoys to the sultanate

Economic relations

Bangladesh's relationship with China has historically affected India in one way or another. In 2007, news reports claimed that China was planning to divert the water of Brahmaputra River to its north-west regions. The Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh met Chinese president Hu Jintao to schedule the first meeting on this matter. Adding to India's voice was Bangladesh, which would be deeply affected if China were to actually go ahead with its plans.