| Bangladesh is located in the northeastern part of South Asia,on the north side of the Bay of Bengal,geographically between China,Southeast Asia and India,and its geostrategic position is important.For a long time,China and Bangladesh have enjoyed friendly cooperation on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and have achieved fruitful results.During President Xi Jinping visit to Bangladesh in 2016,the two sides upgraded the relationship between the two countries into a strategic partnership and will jointly advance the post-construction of the “Belt and Road Initiative” to benefit the broad masses of the people.In this context,how to tap the potential of cooperation between the two sides and further enhance the depth and breadth of cooperation between the two countries has become a hot issue to be solved urgently.In view of this,this paper is based on the basic theories of human geography and world economic and trade geography,using data collection,mathematical analysis,qualitative and quantitative methods,and the basic national conditions analysis of Bangladesh as the entry point for China and Bangladesh.A multi-analysis of the history,current situation and existing problems of economic and trade cooperation.The research shows that: 1.At present,China-Bangladesh economic and trade cooperation mainly presents the following salient features: First,the degree of economic and trade cooperation is deepening,the economic and trade links between the two countries are continuously strengthened;second,the fields of economic and trade cooperation are constantly Broadening;Third,from the perspective of the intensity of economic and trade cooperation between the countries along the “Belt and Road”,there is still much room for improvement between China and Bangladesh,and the potential is huge.2.The main areas of China-Bangladesh cooperation in the future should focus on the following aspects: cooperation in the field of infrastructure construction,cooperation in thefield of commodity trade and investment,cooperation in the field of development and utilization of new energy fields;Key cooperation locations can be selected in the Dhaka area of the capital,the Chittagong area and the Khulna area in the southwest,the three regions have different orientations and different development directions.3.The main challenges that China and Bangladesh may face are these: backward infrastructure construction,insufficient supply of energy resources;single domestic economic development model;serious trade barriers in Bangladesh and intervention by other countries.4.In order to steadily promote China-Bangladesh economic and trade cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative,the following countermeasures or measures should be taken: First,we must continue to strengthen cooperation in the field of commodity trade and investment,and give full play to the positive development of international economic trade and trade for a country’s economy.Second,at the same time,we must pay more attention to the economic development assistance to Bangladesh and provide the most support for Bangladesh.Third,the two sides must adhere to the stand of mutual trust,unswervingly deepen the political and economic foundations of economic and trade cooperation,jointly promote the longer-term development of the "Belt and Road" and seek greater welfare for the two peoples. |
