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Diplomatic relations between People's Republic of Bangladesh and the People's Republic of China were established in 1976, five years after Bangladesh gained independence.The present-day Sino-Bangladesh relationship is characterised by close political, economic and military ties.〔http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=242607〕 ==Early history== Chinese monks, scholars and traders of the Qin dynasty, visited the ancient Vedic kingdom of Pundravardhana, located in present-day Bogra and Rangpur, as early as the 2nd century BCE, by travelling across the south-west Silk Road.〔http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/zwbd/t756682.htm〕 Between the 5th and 7th centuries, many Chinese monks such as Yijing and Xuanzang, travelled to the Buddhist monasteries of northern Bangladesh, seeking knowledge of the "Western Heaven" Bengal Region. Atish Dipankar Srigana, a Buddhist master from Bikrampur, Bangladesh, travelled to Tibet in the 8th century and established the Sarma schools of Tibetan Buddhism.〔 Relations flourished during the Early Bengal Sultanate. After Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah sent the first embassies to China, the Ming dynasty and the sultanate frequently exchanged diplomatic missions. The Yongle Emperor, in particular, sent annual envoys to Bengal.〔 Chinese explorer Zheng He (Cheng Ho) undertook at least two, and according to some four, voyages to Bengal. An excerpt from the journals of the time describes the journey to Sonargaon – 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bangladesh–China relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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