Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announced on the 4th: At the invitation of Premier Li Qiang of the State Council, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People's Republic of Bangladesh will pay an official visit to China from July 8 to 10.

At the regular press conference that day, Mao Ning said that this visit is Prime Minister Hasina's first visit to China after beginning her new term, and also her first visit to China in five years. During the visit, President Xi Jinping will meet with Prime Minister Hasina. Premier Li Qiang will hold a welcoming ceremony, hold talks with her, and jointly attend the signing ceremony of cooperation documents. Leaders of the two countries will have in-depth exchanges of views on deepening traditional friendship, expanding mutually beneficial cooperation, and international and regional issues of common concern. Prime Minister Hasina will also attend the China-Bangladesh Business, Trade and Investment Conference.

Mao Ning said that China and Bangladesh are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners, with similar development philosophies and compatible development strategies. Over the 49 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other as equals, and pursued mutual benefit and win-win results. They have supported each other on issues involving their respective core interests and have walked hand in hand on the path toward modernization, setting an example of friendly cooperation among developing countries.

She stated that in recent years, under the strategic guidance and personal promotion of the leaders of the two countries, the China-Bangladesh strategic cooperative partnership has continued to deepen, and practical cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results. China is willing to work with Bangladesh to take this visit as an opportunity to carry forward the spirit of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, accelerate the implementation of the three major global initiatives, and push China-Bangladesh relations to continuously reach new heights.