2016年CRI Belt Road Initiative opens new opportunities for Bangladesh

 

Since the establishment of their diplomatic ties in 1975, China and Bangladesh have maintained healthy relations and seen their cultural and economic cooperation develop smoothly¹.

As the Belt and Road Initiative proceeds, the bilateral² cooperation has gained new momentum³.

The two sides have inked deals for construction projects such as the Padma Bridge Rail Link and the Dhaka-Sylhet highway, reshaping Bangladesh's transportation network in connection with capital Dhaka.

China's advanced information technology is also expected to help transform Bangladesh into a digital country by 2021.

Mozaffar Molla is studying at Beijing Forestry⁴ University.

He says that China's support is instrumental to help his country fulfill⁵ the national goal as well as cultivate ICT talents.

"The name of the project is 'Information Technology Village'. Our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced that she will make our country as digital before the year of 2021. But I think that is impossible to complete without help from country who is specialists about ICT. ICT village project will collect the brilliant students who are studying in this field and prepare them as ICT experts."

Last year, direct investment China made in Bangladesh reached 57 million USD. Although it's only 10% of that made by the US, Bangladesh's biggest foreign investor⁶, many believe the visit by President Xi Jinping may change the situation significantly.

Alam Khan, commercial counselor⁷ at the Bangladeshi Embassy in Beijing, believes unique advantages make his country attractive enough for international investors⁸.

"Bangladesh has abundant supply of disciplined and easily retrievable⁹ labor¹⁰ force. At the same time Bangladesh offers a very attractive incentive¹¹ for the foreign investors. Besides Bangladesh has plans of establishing more than 100 economic zones for the investors. We specially¹² designated one for the countries like China. Because of the private facilities, Chinese investors can enjoy the duty free access of more than 5054 Bangladesh products to Chinese market, which is actually very beneficial for the Chinese investors in Bangladesh."

Khan went on to say that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative has opened up numerous opportunities for his country.

"Bangladesh is a very important player under the initiative. There would be more and more people to people contact, cooperation in cultural, educational and economic sectors¹³. Bangladesh will attract more Chinese investment, which will help to achieve the goal of becoming the medium income country by 2021, and developed country by 2041. Chinese enterprises will also be benefited by shifting the labor intensive industry to Bangladesh, and this in turn will not only contribute to the economy growth but also provide huge employment opportunities for Bangladeshi citizens."

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1 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

3 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

4 forestry   

n.森林学；林业

参考例句：

• At present, the Chinese forestry is being at a significant transforming period. 当前, 我国的林业正处于一个重大的转折时期。
• Anhua is one of the key forestry counties in Hunan province. 安化县是湖南省重点林区县之一。

5 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

7 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

8 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

9 retrievable   

adj.可取回的，可恢复的，可修补的

参考例句：

• A key tool of drilling multilateral horizontal well is retrievable whip stock.钻多分枝水平井的关键工具是可回收式斜向器。
• Chinese have long recognized the importance of retrievable reconnaissance satellites.中国很早就认识到返回式侦察卫星的重要性。

10 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

11 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

12 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

13 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》