A few days ago, while visiting Africa, Foreign Minister Qin Gang also took advantage of the gap to meet with the Bangladeshi counterpart. No, as soon as Foreign Minister Qin left, Bangladesh was in chaos.
(Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang)
As soon as Foreign Minister Qin left, Bangladesh was in chaos
After taking office, Foreign Minister Qin Gang continued the mainland's 33-year tradition, choosing to visit Africa on the occasion of the New Year, and set the first stop of his visit in Ethiopia. However, the first national leader that Foreign Minister Qin Gang saw since taking office was not the President of Ethiopia, but the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh waiting at the airport.
At that time, Foreign Minister Qin's special plane stopped in Bangladesh for technical reasons, but unexpectedly, the Bangladeshi foreign minister was already waiting at the airport and took advantage of the gap to meet with the Chinese side. Although the meeting was short, the gains from both sides were not small. After this meeting, the two sides agreed on the development goals of bilateral relations in the new year.
(Hundreds of thousands of people are now demonstrating in the Bangladeshi capital)
However, Foreign Minister Qin had just left, and Bangladesh was in chaos. A few days ago, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis showed up on the streets of the capital Dhaka, including the opposition party "Nationalist Party" of the current government. On the same day, the party's leaders also gave a live speech, demanding that Prime Minister Hasina resign immediately and call early elections.
But according to national procedures, Bangladesh's next election will not be held until January next year. Prime Minister Hasina also directly refused the opposition's resistance, saying that it was extremists who wanted to remove the government from power, but the shaking of political parties does not mean that they will collapse.
(Scene of public demonstration in the capital Dhaka)
What happened to Asia's fastest-growing economy?
You know, Bangladesh's economic development rate has surpassed India's in the past and has become one of the fastest growing countries in Asia. Why is there civil strife in such a country?
First of all, under the influence of the international situation last year, the domestic economic pillar mainly based on agriculture and light industry, under the premise of small profits, the price of raw materials continued to rise, and finally there was a problem that profits did not cover costs. Secondly, under the influence of the epidemic, the domestic labor shortage has been extremely short, and the supply chain has been interrupted, which has dealt a fatal blow to the garment industry on which Bangladesh depends.
And in the context of rising global food prices and energy costs, Hasina's government has also had to take long-term power cuts and increase relief for the poor, which has led to a serious depreciation of the national currency, higher food import costs, and more difficult people's lives. The situation also caused discontent among the population, and both the public and the opposition took to the streets to hold anti-government protests.
(Bangladesh's garment industry affected)
For Bangladesh, which is in crisis, changing the government will not solve the domestic problems, and what they should do is, on the one hand, to quickly pray for the end of the conflict and speed up the control of the spread of the epidemic in the country; On the other hand, it is necessary to carry out industrial upgrading and accelerate infrastructure construction. Therefore, there is a reason why Foreign Minister Meng also wants to meet with China at this time.
(Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina)
Behind the turmoil are the United States and the West
In fact, there have been protests in Bangladesh since last month, but never on such a large scale. Suspiciously, the protests in Bangladesh were very similar to those that erupted in Kazakhstan last year, and turned out to be an obvious "color revolution."
In addition, some time ago, the United States and Western countries also intervened in Bangladesh's affairs in the name of "human rights", and 14 countries, including the United States and Britain, also issued a joint statement demanding that the Bangladeshi government respect the people's right to freedom of expression and "peaceful assembly".
In this regard, Foreign Minister Meng said that these developed countries have exerted excessive pressure on Bangladesh, but Bangladesh will strive to overcome the current difficulties, be responsible for its own people, and any internal conspiracy and external forces will not succeed. Finally, he also called on the United States and Western countries to learn to abide by diplomatic etiquette and norms.
(Editor: Qin Yun Review: Gu Dong)