2016年CRI Bangladesh PM expects Xi's visit to enhance bilateral ties

 

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says she believes Xi Jinping's trip to Dhaka is going to bring opportunities for growth to the south Asian country.

"After 30 years, Chinese President is visiting Bangladesh. It has been a critical historical moment to our people who have been waiting for and welcome the (Chinese) President, and also it will open a new door for the cooperation between our two country, it will enhance our friendship and cooperation, which is very important. And also Bangladesh is opening its doors for foreign investment, so definitely we welcome Chinese investors¹ in Bangladesh."

As part of her sit-down with Chinese media, Sheikh Hasina also recalled her previous visits to China.

She first visited China in 1996, but has since been back on a number of different occasions.

Discussing the Chinese President's trip, Hasina notes Bangladesh will not be a new experience for Xi Jinping, as he travelled to the country when he was China's vice-President in 2010.

She says she'll be looking to extract agreements from Xi Jinping this time in areas such as infrastructure² development, energy and agriculture.

"We have decided³ to establish 100 special economic zone and we also already allocated⁴ land for Chinese investors in Chittagong we have rail communication, our road communication, agricultural sector⁵, and other sectors⁶, many other area China is cooperating with us. And especially infrastructure, we give more importance because our country has so many rivers and it's a very difficult job to collect and connect them. I hope that China will (invest more), President Xi's visit will also promote it."

The two countries have developed closer cooperation in infrastructure construction.

The Padma bridge program, as well as a new Chinese-backed railway project, were both unveiled this August.

Once completed, the two projects will link 21 districts in the south of Bangladesh to the capital, Dhaka, ending the reliance on the country's dangerously outdated⁷ ferry system.

The Bangladeshi Prime Minister will also be looking toward China to help lower poverty rates in her country.

"Like your president (Xi Jinping), he has a mission. Same as ours, we have a mission that we want to develop our country as a middle-income country in 2021. And also within 2041 we want to develop Bangladesh as a developed country. So, to develop we need more investment, so definitely we always invite Chinese investors to come. I think in South Asia Bangladesh is the best place for investment."

Bangladesh is in dire⁸ need of capital for development.

It is a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The AIIB has approved 165 million dollars in loans for a Bangladeshi project -- the first batch⁹ of loan for the country from the China-led development bank.

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

6 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

8 dire   

adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的

参考例句：

• There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
• We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。

9 batch   

n.一批(组，群)；一批生产量

参考例句：

• The first batch of cakes was burnt.第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。
• I have a batch of letters to answer.我有一批信要回复。