, May 11 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday expressed his hope that Chinese modernisation could offer some reference for Bangladesh and fellow Global South nations as Bangladesh stands at this "crucial crossroads of transformations,"

"Modernization is a common task for the Global South. In a matter of decades, China has accomplished what took Western nations centuries," he said, adding that it achieved two miracles-rapid economic growth and sustained social stability, bunking the myth that modernisation means Westernization.

Ambassador Yao said China's practice offers fresh perspectives and inspires developing nations to pursue their own modernization pathways.

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