COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — China is building a second seaport on this strategic Indian Ocean island as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s global expansion strategy. The first Chinese ...

KUNMING - An online dialogue conference of the think tanks from China and Sri Lanka was held in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province on Friday, said the organizers. Nearly 200 ...

Kohona noted that over the last 65 years, Sri Lanka and China have lent mutual understanding and support to each other, maintaining a close friendship and seeking the common goal of development.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I travel the world reporting on emerging markets and China overseas. The story goes that in 2011 Sri Lanka’s then-president ...

China and Sri Lanka are also good partners in common development, said the Chinese state councilor, adding that Sri Lanka is on the key route of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative in ...

Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka has attempted to establish common ground with New Delhi. Owing to domestic convulsions these efforts have not always borne fruit, which has reinforced ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 15, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China will ...

China is a "very important" creditor of Sri Lanka and it would likely be in the interest of both countries if China participated in restructuring Sri Lanka's debt, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet ...

Concerns over Sri Lanka’s sovereignty have been rife following the $1.12 billion debt-to-equity swap that saw Hambantota port handed over to China and the proposed lease of the Mattala ...

Sri Lanka owed China's EXIM $4.1 billion, or 11% of the country's foreign currency debt, at the end of 2022, according to government data, opens new tab. Reuters Graphics BOARD APPROVAL VS DEBT DEAL ...

China will continue to provide vaccines and medical supplies to Sri Lanka according to the latter's need, and hopes to start cooperation with Sri Lanka on COVID-19 specific drugs, Wang said.

China's pledge to support Sri Lanka's debt reorganization, a major step for the island nation in securing an IMF lifeline, provides little clarity on how negotiations will unfold or whether this ...