On 8 July, H.E. Mr. Yao Wen, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh,delivered a lecture upon invitation at the National Defence College of Bangladesh. Lieuteant GeneralMDFaizur Rahman, Commandant of NDC, together with more than 100 officers of Bangladeshi Armed Forces and representatives of foreign militaries were present at the lecture.

Ambassador Yao said that honorable Prime Minister Tarique's recent visit to China has yielded fruitful results. The two countries agreed to upgrade the China-Bangladesh ComprehensiveStrategic Cooperative Partnership to build a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future in the new era. China has consistently adhered to a friendly policy of good-neighborliness toward all Bangladeshi people and firmly advanced the development of China-Bangladesh relations. Chinais willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with all sectors of Bangladesh, including the military, to help Bangladesh achieve better development. China has consistently pursued an independent foreign policy of peace. Consistent with its path of peaceful devepopment, China's defence policy is likewise defined by a distinct commitment to peace. Hegemony, expansion or spheres of influence find no place in Chinese dictionary.China is committed to working with the international community, including Bangladesh, to champion an equal and orderly multi-polar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, advance the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative and theGlobal Governance Initiative, strive toward building a community with a shared future for mankind. 

At the end of the lecture, Ambassador Yao had friendly interactions with the audience on China-U.S. relations, China-India relations, the BRICS andthe Rohingya issue.