Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to China from June 24 to 26 has once again brought Bangladesh-China relations into public focus. High-level engagements between the two countries over the past several months, including meetings between their foreign ministers and discussions on economic cooperation, indicate that both sides want to take their relationship to a more practical and productive level. As a Bangladeshi and as someone who has long been involved in promoting Bangladesh-China relations and Chinese language education, I have been observing these developments with great interest.