Xi recalls a “1,000-year-old bond” between China and Sri Lanka, ... roughly entailing a revival of ancient sea-based trade routes that connected China to Africa and the Mediterranean by way of ...

He visited Sri Lanka six times, and these visits helped to enhance Sri Lanka-China relations. Religious and cultural interactions between our two countries have always remained strong.

Sri Lanka may be the world’s number one tea exporting country, but the first tea saplings were brought to Sri Lanka by British planters from China in 1824. Given this history, I felt that our visit to ...

Since ancient times, Sri Lanka has served as a major maritime junction for cargo being moved across the Eurasian landmass, which is to be enhanced by China's plan to turn the country into a major ...

Sri Lanka owes China, its largest lender and trading partner, more than $8 billion. ... One Road” initiative that seeks to revive ancient trade routes and spread influence.

China will always remain a trusted friend and ally of Sri Lanka, said Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, during a ...

In Sri Lanka, China could have tapped into its own cultural connections through Buddhism. Beijing could also have considered the words of ancient India’s Machiavelli, Kautilya, whose analyses ...

In an impassioned call to action, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, declared that Sri Lanka was ready to “unleash a new era of startup-driven growth ...