Xi Jinping proposes Bangladesh-Myanmar-China economic corridor

Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman the development of an economic corridor linking Bangladesh, Myanmar and China in a bid to boost regional connectivity, said PM’s Adviser Mahdi Amin on Friday.

The Chinese leader raised the proposal during a bilateral meeting with Tarique Rahman at the “Great Hall of the People” in Beijing on Friday morning, Mahdi Amin said at a press conference at noon.

The two leaders discussed connectivity in detail, Mahdi Amin added.

The proposed economic corridor would boost Bangladesh’s economic potentials, trade and enhance multimodal transportation across the region, the PM’s spokesperson further said.

China's foreign ministry said in a statement that it was willing to support Bangladesh advance the development of the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic ​Corridor -- aimed at connecting China's Yunnan province to the two countries.