After making a significant investment in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region which is prone to conflict as part of a very ambitious belt and road initiative, China plans to protect its interests in both countries by placing its own troops in special posts, according to leading diplomatic sources . China has wanted to expand its influence to […]
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He said Beijing could also help by pouring further investment into vast China-backed port projects in Colombo and Hambantota. Major Chinese investment plans had not materialised because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kohona said. In addition, Sri Lanka would like to see more Chinese tourists, whose numbers fell from 265,000 in 2018 to almost zero after […]
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