On May 10, the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh warned against Bangladesh’s possible participation in the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), threatening that it would cause “substantial damage” to the bilateral relations; the Bangladeshi foreign minister responded by sharply rejecting Beijing’s interference with Bangladesh’s affairs. The QUAD is a four-nation Indo-Pacific summit led by the United States, with members including India, Japan, and Australia. On Monday, Chinese ambassador Li Jiming delivered the warning in his speech at an event organized by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh (DCAB), “We don’t want any form of participation of Bangladesh in this alliance.” He threatened that if Bangladesh joins, China-Bangladesh relations would suffer “substantial damages,” adding that Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe delivered the same message during his recent visit to the South Asian country. Meanwhile, China also tried to win over Bangladesh and said that China would provide more support to the country …