How China views the popular uprising in Bangladesh
The government is quiet. Others blame America
Just last month Sheikh Hasina travelled to Beijing, where she met China’s leader, Xi Jinping. According to some reports, the erstwhile leader of Bangladesh cut her trip short, miffed at receiving less financial support for her country than expected. But if any foreign power deserves blame for the uprising that forced Sheikh Hasina to flee Bangladesh on August 5th, it is America, suggest Chinese state media. The Global Times, a nationalist tabloid, cites experts speculating about Western involvement in the chaos.
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This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “China’s view of Bangladesh”
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