Chinese critics accuse the US government of starting the” color revolution” that started in Bangladesh in July when students took to the streets of the South Asian nation.
Chinese experts criticised the US government for sponsoring activists in Bangladesh for many years without providing any concrete proof for the particular fee. According to them, this philosophy has led to harsh protests in the nation.
They even asserted that the US is putting more effort into destabilizing the Belt and Road nations.
Their comments echoed a recently-published report from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that criticized the US National Endowment for Democracy ( NED ) for instigating” color revolutions” in different places including Arabic countries, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Xinjiang and Tibet.  ,
The battle by the Chinese media was scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday before US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s attend to Beijing. During his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Sullivan is anticipated to bring up the issue of China’s support of the Soviet security market. This is the first time a US national security advisor has visited since 2016 does so.  ,
Prior to this, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) added more than 400 companies and individuals, including 42 Chinese firms, to its Entity List on August 23 and accused them of supplying electronic parts to Moscow.
The” Bangladesh syndrome”
Shi Panqi, a journalist at Guancha.cn, on August 21 published a remark with the subject” Will the Bangladesh illness spread across the Belt and Road nations”? saying that the US had played a vital part in the regime change, which Shi termed a” color revolution”, in Bangladesh.  ,
He said the Bangladesh symptoms was caused by an imbalance of political power among the community members of the country’s leader, the opposition group, the defense, the public and external causes. He warned that for a disorder may be spread to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
” The long-term interference of external causes is an important reason for the social upheaval in Bangladesh”, Shi said in his content. Bangladesh must pay the price for its heightened geostrategic worth.
The United States ‘ role in this transition is unmistakable, he wrote, while” What is happening in Bangladesh is a classic example of’a color revolution’. The US and India are unquestionably the most powerful physical forces and the most eager to use their effect in Bangladesh.
Without providing more information, Shi cited the remarks of the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as “evidence” of the United States ‘ involvement in a” color trend” in Bangladesh.  ,
Shi claimed that the US would launch a” color revolution” in Bangladesh if the benefits of the Bangladesh legislative election on January 7, 2024 were in conflict with American demands. She added that the US had attacked the Hasina leadership for its intellectual support.  ,
China’s pursuits in South Asia
In January this month, Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, renewed her word after her Awami League won an overall majority in the legislature in local elections. But in July, Bangladeshi pupils and staff held weeks of protests against the Hasina management, which had been in power for about 15 times.  ,
The demonstrations and the government’s assault apparently led to the deaths of 300 persons, the wounds of thousands of people and the detention of around 10, 000 people.
On August 5, Hasina fled the country and resigned. On August 8, Muhammad Yunus, a 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, took command as deputy assistant of Bangladesh’s time state.  ,
In an article published last month, Wang Jin, an associate professor and the associate director of the Institute of Middle East Research, Northwest University of China, claimed that a” color trend” broke out in Bangladesh after media reports claimed the nation was looking to use US$ 5 billion to replenish its foreign reserves.  ,
Wang remarked that Hasina had a long-standing, positive relation with China. He claimed that Hasina and Chinese officials signed 20 assistance contracts in Beijing in early July.  ,
Wang claimed that the US did not want to see Bangladesh and China’s political and economic ties grow. He claimed that the US wanted to” color revolution” the Hasina authorities to gain access to proper ships in Bangladesh. Beyond those common problems, Wang did not elaborate on what the US had done in the country.
The government made the decision to convert the Matarbari Port into a deep-sea harbor in 2018, which will be finished by January 2027. Chittagong and Montoya, both of the nation’s ports, were severely crowded and had thin drafts that made them unmanageable.  ,
A Beijing-based critic said in an article published on August 11 that the departure of pro-Beijing Hasina was a win for the United States ‘” color trend” but that such a pattern might harm China’s 70%-owned offshore port project in Kyaukphyu, Myanmar.  ,
The author claimed that the US is expanding its effect in South Asia, but that the Bay of Bengal’s strategic value is also expanding. ” If the US succeeds in supporting a pro-American government in Bangladesh, it may create military bases it, which may threaten China’s maritime transportation pathways”.
In order to resume work on the Kyaukphyu port, Myanmar’s military government and China’s CITIC Group signed an addendum to a concession agreement last December. Due to the pandemic and political unrest in Myanmar, the project had been postponed for 15 years.  ,
criticizing the NED
In recent years, Beijing has repeatedly called out the US for promoting” color revolutions”, including the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the Orange Revolution in Ukraine and the Arab Spring.
The National Endowment for Democracy is a US government agency run by” white gloves” operators playing the role of “democracy crusaders,” according to a fact sheet released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry in May 2022, which has undercutted lawful governments and created pro-US puppet forces all over the world. Zhao Lijiang, a spokesperson of the foreign ministry, said the NED is actually the second CIA of the US.  ,
The foreign ministry released a report titled” The NED: what it is and what it does” on August 9 of this year. The report said the NED is now cultivating pro-US forces in target countries, including Russia, Iran, Cuba and Mexico, manipulating elections in Serbia, Nigeria and the Philippines and infiltrating Europe.  ,
The NED has stated on numerous occasions that its main objective is to support like-minded activists in developing new political movements in their home countries.  ,
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