Chinese Commerce Minister Visits South Asia

A March 2025 file image of Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao at a gathering in South Korea. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP

Wang Wentao, China’s Minister of Commerce led a large business delegation to Sri Lanka. Speaking at the Sri Lanka-China Trade and Investment Forum in Colombo during the weekend, Wang promoted a three-pronged strategy to strengthen ties: increased trade, expanded industrial investment and strengthening global multilateralism in the face of protectionism.

Wang also visited Bangladesh, where he met the country’s post-revolutionary leader Muhammad Yunus. Wang promoted cooperation on trade, e-commerce, agriculture, and fisheries. Yunus said his country’s villages hold untapped commercial potential and expressed hope that they’ll be turned into Chinese-style production units.

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