For China, Bangladesh crisis spells opportunity and awkward social echoes

HONG KONG -- Less than a month ago, Bangladesh's then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was in Beijing, shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping and signing a slew of agreements. Now she is in exile, her government toppled by student protests that remind many of China's own past.

The events in Bangladesh have upended a government in which China has invested heavily but paved the way for a new one that, experts say, might favor Beijing more. Yet, much remains uncertain.