In what has been termed breach of diplomatic etiquette, China skipped Bangladesh’s discussion over Myanmar's military activities on the border.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had called the ambassadors and high commissioners of non-ASEAN countries working in Dhaka to inform them about heightened tensions on the boundary between both countries.

However, the Chinese ambassador, Li Ji Ming did not participate in the deliberations. Dhaka did not take China's non-response as normal.  The Ministry of External Affairs says they have "noticed" the matter. 

On the other hand, experts say that they are not "surprised" by China's stance on Myanmar. This meeting was held on Tuesday morning at Rashtriya Guest House Padma.  Ambassadors of Russia and India were not present but sent representatives.

Only China is absent. In addition to the European Union member countries, representatives of almost all countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Egypt, South Korea, Turkey, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Japan participated in the meeting. Experts see China's absence as a breach of diplomatic etiquette. 

At the same time, they consider this incident as China's clear support for Myanmar. An official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who did not wish to be named, told NewsBangla, "Although the heads of missions of almost all countries were called at a very short notice, they or their representatives came."  However, we did not find any representative of China.

The ambassador might be busy with important work, but he could send a representative if he wanted.  We are a little surprised that it was not sent. This meeting was held on Tuesday morning at Rashtriya Guest House Padma. Ambassadors of Russia and India were not present but sent representatives. Only China is absent.