China Warns Bangladesh If It Joins US-Led Quad Alliance

May 11, 2021

The provocative remarks by China’s Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming was described by Bangladesh’s foreign minister Dr AK Abdul on Tuesday as “very unfortunate” and “aggressive”.

China has warned Bangladesh against joining the US-led Quad alliance, saying that Dhaka’s participation in the anti- Beijing “club” would result in “substantial damage” to bilateral relations.

The provocative remarks by China’s Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming was described by Bangladesh’s foreign minister Dr AK Abdul on Tuesday as “very unfortunate” and “aggressive”.

“We are an independent and sovereign State. We decide our foreign policy,” he told reporters here, a day after Li made the remarks.

“Obviously it will not be a good idea for Bangladesh to participate in this small club of four (Quad) because it will substantially damage our bilateral relationship,” Ambassador Li said at a virtual meeting organized by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh on Monday.

Momen called the ambassador’s comment “very unfortunate” and “aggressive”, adding that he never heard such comments from any Chinese diplomat before.

“We didn’t expect such behaviour from China,” he said.

Courtesy: ET