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China-Sri Lanka relations
India’s Regional Power Credentials Under Threat by China
By Ana Pararajasingham
In both Maldives and Sri Lanka, China has been chipping away at Indian influence.
Sri Lanka's Debt and China’s Money
By Umesh Moramudali
Faced with difficult choices, Sri Lanka has to hope China’s Belt and Road can bring prosperity.
China Buys Hambantota Port: Should India Be Concerned?
By Narayani Basu
The deal assuaged some Indian concerns, but China's economic dominance over Sri Lanka is still a worry.
Is China on the Road to International Isolation?
By Dániel Balázs and Patrick Mendis
China's willingness to do business with dictators will undermine national interest in the long run.
Sri Lanka’s Quest for Strategic Prominence in the Indian Ocean
By Abhijit Singh
At the Galle Dialogue, Sri Lanka tries to carve out a role for itself in the South Asian littorals.
China's Jewel in the Heart of the Indian Ocean
By Wade Shepard
The Colombo Port City project was conceived by Sri Lanka, but is now an almost 100 percent Chinese undertaking.
Interview: Patrick Mendis
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
A discussion of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy under President Maithripala Sirisena
Sri Lanka’s Port City Project Is Back in Business
By Taylor Dibbert
Sri Lanka will resume a major (and controversial) development project.
China's $1.4 Billion Port City in Sri Lanka Gets the Green Light
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, "two sessions," Caixin on censorship, mass incidents, and Xi's cult of personality. Friday China links.
Sri Lanka: A Lesson for U.S. Strategy
By Kadira Pethiyagoda
Sri Lanka provides a glimpse of small power-great power relations in a future multipolar world order.
Sri Lanka: Balancing Ties Between China and the West
By Peshan Gunaratne and J. Berkshire Miller
The country’s foreign policy has shifted significantly since the elections. Will that continue?
India v. China in Sri Lanka: Lessons for Rising Powers
By Kadira Pethiyagoda
The changing fortunes for the two emerging global powers in Sri Lanka offer some interesting lessons.