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China's Bangladesh Gambit

Arafat Kabir

18-Oct-16 08:35

China's Bangladesh Gambit

Last week China's President Xi Jinping visited Bangladesh in a visit dubbed a milestone relations. In the lead up to the visit the South China Morning Post reported that at least 21 agreements involving close to US$40 billion in Chinese funding for large infrastructure projects would be signed off. What actually transpired and how is regional giant India viewing these developments? BFM explores.

This is a report by Sharaad Kuttan.


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