Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming has said China will not build any military base in Bangladesh or any other foreign land.
"China will not build any military facility or military base on any foreign territory, including in Bangladesh. China will not build anything militarily in any other country's territory. That's for sure," he said when his attention was drawn about a report carried by NIKKEI ASIA titled "India wary of China setting up Bangladesh missile maintenance hub".
With China preparing to set up a maintenance facility in Bangladesh for surface-to-air missile systems it supplied in 2011, alarm bells are ringing in New Delhi, reads the report.
Ambassador Jiming, however, said he does not have any specific information about the media report and he will have to check it further. "I cannot firmly confirm this information because this is from the (media) report. I will have to check it."
The Embassy of China in Bangladesh hosted the in-person press conference titled "Spring Dialogue with China" at Pan Pacific Sonargaon moderated by Inam Ahmed, Editor of the Business Standard.
The ambassador shared his thoughts on various issues including Bangladesh-China relations, Rohingya crisis, infrastructure, trade and investment, Quad, Indo-Pacific Strategy and Taiwan situation, reports UNB.