by Huang Yanan

    DHAKA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- "I want to be a messenger of friendship between China and Bangladesh," Bangladeshi boy Wu Qiu told Xinhua in a recent exclusive interview.

    Wu is the Chinese name of Udsho, a 15-year-old boy who lived in China for nine and half years.

    "The name of China has been imprinted in my heart. I can't forget it. Though I am living in Bangladesh now, I want to do something for promoting the relations between the two countries," Wu said.

    Wu left for China in 1997 at the age of 2 and half years with his parents. His father Mohiuddin Taher was employed by China Radio International as an expert in the Bangla Department.

    Wu had kindergarten and primary school education in China. "Almost all my classmates were local people when I was in Beijing. I didn't feel I was a foreigner there. My classmates and teachers also didn't treat me as an alien," Wu said.

    Wu said he enjoyed studying in schools in Beijing and liked his classmates and teachers very much. "I am still missing them," he said.

    Wu can speak very fluent mandarin and also can read and write Chinese. "When I were in primary school in Beijing, my English was better than my classmates, but my Chinese was not better than them. So we learn from each other. I help them learn English, they help me learn Chinese," he said.

    Wu likes sketching. Most of his sketching works expressed the friendship between China and Bangladesh.

    "I drew one sketch showing one line of Chinese students and one line of Bangladeshi students. In the middle there is a banner reading 'Long Live the China and Bangladesh Friendship'," Wu said.

    Wu said when he drew something he liked to link China with Bangladesh. "It was all subconscious. Nobody asked me to do that. It just showed my feeling at that moment," he said.

    Wu has deep affection for China. "My root is in Bangladesh. But I consider China as my second home. I hope China and Bangladesh are all good and prosperous. I also hope the relations between the two countries grow day by day," he said.

    Wu came back to Bangladesh in 2006 with his parents and younger brother who was born in China. At the first few months, Wu said he couldn't adjust himself and couldn't imagine he was in Bangladesh, not in China.

    "I always dreamed of going back to China. I always dreamed of my Chinese classmates, Chinese teachers, the snow in China and the snow-man we made in winter," Wu said.

    Wu is studying in grade 8 in a middle school in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. In order not to forget Chinese, he reads and write Chinese whenever he has time.

    Wu said he plans to study in China after he finishes his middle school education in Bangladesh.

    "I will do some practical things to promote the friendship between China and Bangladesh after I grow up," he said.

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