China's proposed Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor promises regional connectivity, but Myanmar's instability threatens its feasibility and long-term success.

Since Bangladesh and China established diplomatic relations in 1975, the two countries have issued only two joint communiqués in the past fifty years: the first in 1975 and the second in 2005.

Ambassador Yao Wen says the connectivity project could support Rohingya repatriation and is open to other countries

China's proposed economic corridor promises strategic opportunities for Bangladesh, but Myanmar's prolonged conflict makes its realisation a distant prospect.

Move comes for greater regional connectivity; Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues statement