China to provide 300mn yuan loan to Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

May 03, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 3 : China has decided to provide a loan of 300 million yuan to Sri Lanka amidst the unprecedented economic...

Geo-political analyst pins blame for Lankan crisis on China's opaque debt-trap strategy

Apr 18, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 18 : Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, a geo-political analyst from Sri Lanka, said that China's loan model to Sri Lanka is ambiguous...

Sri Lanka: Opposition leader seeks China's support to overcome economic crisis

May 11, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 : Sri Lankan Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Wednesday met Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong at the...

COVID-19: Sri Lanka approves Chinese Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

Jul 16, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 : Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19.

China offers bailout package to Pakistan, refuses to defer loan repayments of Sri Lanka

Dec 22, 2022

Both Sri Lanka and Pakistan are caught in China's debt track but while China has offered a bailout package to Pakistan, it has refused...

Future leadership in Sri Lanka may cancel all corrupt Chinese projects, says Dr Wijaydasa Rajapakshe

Feb 11, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 11 : Hambantota Port is a contentious issue between Sri Lanka and China and the future leadership in Sri Lanka...