China is using Buddhist narratives to promote its soft power in Sri Lanka – and bolster its image as a harmonious regional power.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in Sri Lanka seeking to advance Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative as the island nation tries to rescue itself from a foreign currency and debt ...

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on an official visit to Beijing said China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ would help Sri Lanka to become a hub of the Indian Ocean. ..

Recently, the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) development and the milestones of China-Sri Lanka relations were held at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing. Sri Lankan ...

China and Sri Lanka have expressed willingness to jointly advance a high-quality development of Belt and Road. This decision had been announced during meetings held here between Sri Lankan leaders and ...

China has highlighted the benefits of its Belt and Road Initiative projects in Sri Lanka after the country’s president asked for debt restructuring. In a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister ...

Just back on the economic recovery wagon, the country’s policymakers must proceed with care, given the risks the economy faces. Plenty could still go wrong.

Samarawickrema said that China had greatly contributed to developing Sri Lanka's economy, especially since the end of the country's 30-year civil conflict, and it had launched projects under the Belt ...

China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to facilitate more cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative with Sri Lanka under the leadership of newly-elected President Anura Kumara ...

By Tabita Rosendal (The Diplomat) Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a curious entanglement of economic investments and Buddhist diplomacy has been carried out in countries like Sri Lanka.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in Sri Lanka seeking to advance Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative as the island nation tries to rescue itself from a foreign currency and debt ...