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

Amidst growing Indian and American investments in Sri Lanka’s infrastructure sector, China seems to be taking a distinct and cost-effective approach that resonates well with the Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lanka’s leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation’s image as a “corrupt” country.

Sri Lanka Tourism is gearing up to create a positive profile of the island nation at the upcoming ‘Three Cities Road Show’ in India so that travellers from that country will be confident in ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, which has sole authority to print currency in the island nation, told AFP it had not released banknotes featuring the image of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

In such a scenario, China's intervention in Sri Lanka's personal matters, specifically sensitive religious issues, can spoil its image among people of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (R) arrives to hoist the national flag during the country's 77th Independence Day celebrations at the Independence Square in Colombo on February 4, 2025.

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.