China is forging a new economic corridor linking Bangladesh and Myanmar, offering a strategic route to the Bay of Bengal and mirroring the CPEC's impact on India's western flank. This initiative, discussed during Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman's visit to China, aims to enhance transport links and deepen political and military ties, including a '2+2' dialogue.

Ambassador Yao Wen says India and other countries are welcome to join the corridor if they choose

DHAKA: China said Thursday it is "determined" to build an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar, but remains open to "other countries" joining its "transnational…