Wednesday began a three-day visit to Bangladesh, a defense ministry statement said. The team, led by the vice president of the Academy of Science Lieutenant General Tian Shugen, held talks with Bangladesh Army chief Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman and visited several army academic institutions. Details of the talks were not disclosed, but the statement said they paid their respects to the members of the armed forces who died during Bangladesh's 1971 Independence War. A wreath was placed at a memorial dedicated to the martyrs in Dhaka Cantonment and talks were held with naval chief Rear Admiral A. Taher. Talks were also scheduled with Air Force chief Air Vice-Marshal Jamal Uddin Ahmed.
China is the major military aid donor to Bangladesh.
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