BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday extended congratulations to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party for winning the parliamentary elections.

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"We wish to work with the new Bangladeshi government to promote the development of the China-Bangladesh strategic partnership of cooperation," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang told a regular news briefing.

According to results announced by the Bangladeshi election office on December 31, the Awami League secured an overwhelming victory.