"China has already established a visible presence in Sri Lanka and the lease of the Hambantota port and the Colombo Port City is evidence of it," he added. The port of Hambantota in southern Sri ...

Sri Lanka’s decision to lease the Hambantota port to China for 99 years in 2017 further strained ties with India. India has raised concerns about Chinese vessels in Sri Lankan ports, accusing ...

A possible berthing call by a Chinese surveillance vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port, has led to Beijing protesting loudly about New Delhi’s suggestion to Colombo that ...

Two Chinese projects—the proposed Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota and a logistics centre at the Colombo Port—are still stuck in the pipeline, largely over benefits such as sweeping tax concessions ...

Sri Lanka’s entire ... semi-skilled and unskilled Chinese workers displacing local labourers, informed sources said. Chinese companies are currently handling a Special Economic Zone, a 1000-acre ...

This project closely follows a pattern seen in 2017, when Sri Lanka, unable to repay Chinese loans, ceded control of the strategically vital Hambantota ... port. This steady expansion raises red ...