{"id":3775,"date":"2025-06-21T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3775"},"modified":"2025-06-21T13:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T08:05:13","slug":"pakistan-bangladesh-china-forge-new-trilateral-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/21\/pakistan-bangladesh-china-forge-new-trilateral-partnership","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Bangladesh, China Forge New Trilateral Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"384\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China have launched a trilateral cooperation mechanism, pledging to strengthen \u201cwin-win cooperation\u201d and deepen ties across multiple sectors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"384\">This marks a subtle but important shift in the strategic dynamics of South Asia.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"436\">New Forum to Boost Trade and Strategic Ties<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">The inaugural meeting of the Bangladesh-China-Pakistan Vice Foreign Minister\/Foreign Secretary mechanism was held on June 19 in Kunming, China.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">Attendees included Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong, Bangladesh\u2019s Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">Alam Siddique, and Pakistan\u2019s Additional Foreign Secretary Imran Ahmed Siddiqui.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch joined the session via video link.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Inaugural meeting of Bangladesh-China-Pakistan trilateral mechanism was held on 19 June in Kunming, China.<br \/>\nIt was co-chaired by Acting Forein Secretary of Bangladesh, Mr. Ruhul Alam Siddiqui, Chinese VFM Sun Weidong and Ambassador Amna Baloch, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, who\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S0Ml042HCx\">pic.twitter.com\/S0Ml042HCx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ministry of Foreign Affairs &#8211; Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignOfficePk\/status\/1936001680518021212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">Ms Baloch expressed Pakistan\u2019s eagerness to deepen engagement with China and South Asian countries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">She highlighted growing bilateral ties with both China and Bangladesh, emphasizing cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, digital economy, environmental protection, marine sciences, green infrastructure, culture, education, and people-to-people exchanges.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"1373\">The three countries agreed to establish a joint working group to implement the agreements made during the talks, aiming to enhance practical cooperation.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1375\" data-end=\"1419\">Strategic Implications for South Asia<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"2307\">The trilateral forum represents a notable development, particularly as Pakistan and Bangladesh had remained diplomatically distant for decades.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"2307\">Relations have warmed significantly since the ouster of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"2307\">Under interim leadership, Bangladesh has pursued broader diplomatic ties with China and Pakistan, moving away from a previously India-leaning stance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"2307\">China\u2019s involvement reflects its strategic goal to increase influence in South Asia through economic diplomacy and regional connectivity initiatives.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"2307\">For Pakistan and Bangladesh, resumed trade, military exchanges, and high-level dialogue signal a new phase of cooperation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1420\" data-end=\"2307\">The emerging China-Pakistan-Bangladesh alignment could impact regional geopolitics, especially regarding India\u2019s security concerns around infrastructure projects near its northeastern corridor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2596\">While still in early stages, this trilateral mechanism could evolve into a significant regional bloc, potentially expanding to defense cooperation and coordinated international positions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2596\">A joint working group will help accelerate discussions and deepen collaboration across sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China have launched a trilateral cooperation mechanism, pledging to strengthen \u201cwin-win cooperation\u201d and deepen ties across multiple sectors. This marks a subtle but important shift in the strategic dynamics of South Asia. New Forum to Boost Trade and Strategic Ties The inaugural meeting of the Bangladesh-China-Pakistan Vice Foreign Minister\/Foreign Secretary mechanism &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[355,1133,1859],"class_list":["post-3775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-cooperation","tag-southasia","tag-trilateral"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3777,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3775\/revisions\/3777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}