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      <JournalTitle>ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 5 Issue 2</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
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      <Season>August-September 2024</Season>
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        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Regional/Country Studies</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>China’s Geo-economic Hegemony in South Asia: An Analysis of Bangladesh’s Rapid Engagement and Consequence</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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      <FirstPage>131</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>158</LastPage>
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          <FirstName>Shahadat</FirstName>
          <LastName>Swadhin</LastName>
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      <DOI>10.47362/EJSSS.2024.5202</DOI>
      <Abstract>China, as one of the influential states in South Asia, has recently proposed a new strategy known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This development, along with China__ampersandsign#39;s increasing presence in South Asia, requires critical analysis. China__ampersandsign#39;s rapid engagement with South Asian states, has a significant impact on the geopolitical landscape of the region. Bangladesh, being an important state in South Asia, attracts the attention of powerful nations seeking to assert their influence. Over the past few years, China has emerged as one of Bangladesh__ampersandsign#39;s major economic and development partners. However, it is crucial to recognize that Chinese involvement in Bangladesh goes beyond mere economic cooperation and encompasses broader geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic interests. It seems China’s south Asia policy shift from earlier landscape. Consequently, China__ampersandsign#39;s engagement with Bangladesh has implications not only for the trade but also for the wider geopolitical dynamics of South Asia. This research seeks to elucidate the economic ties between Bangladesh and China and examine their impact, influence, and relevance. This research aims to explore China__ampersandsign#39;s new South Asian policy by using the China-Bangladesh relationship as an illustrative example.</Abstract>
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      <Keywords>China, South Asia, Bangladesh, BRI, Geo-Economics, Chinese Engagement</Keywords>
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