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Chinese investment in Sri Lanka
![China’s Sinopec to Enter Retail Fuel Market in Crisis-hit Sri Lanka China’s Sinopec to Enter Retail Fuel Market in Crisis-hit Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-23-062808.jpeg)
China’s Sinopec to Enter Retail Fuel Market in Crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
The 25-year contract with the petroleum giant is expected to ease the fuel shortage in the country.
![China Strengthens Grip on Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port China Strengthens Grip on Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-02-130815.jpg)
China Strengthens Grip on Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port
By P.K. Balachandran
China Merchant Port Holding Company (CMPH), which already has a dominant presence in Sri Lankan harbors, will be setting up a warehousing hub in Colombo port.
![The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-02-5.jpg)
The Economics of the China-India-Sri Lanka Triangle
By Umesh Moramudali
Sri Lanka’s struggle to balance been China and India has a strong economic dimension.
![China’s Vision for the Belt and Road in South Asia China’s Vision for the Belt and Road in South Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-06_16-31-50.jpg)
China’s Vision for the Belt and Road in South Asia
By Antara Ghosal Singh
What progress has the BRI made in South Asia thus far?
![China Expands Its Footprint in Sri Lanka China Expands Its Footprint in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17136396392555.jpg)
China Expands Its Footprint in Sri Lanka
By Sudha Ramachandran
China is moving into new geographical areas of Sri Lanka, where Indian influence has traditionally been strongest.
![Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26220881_1836321303085628_11800518375994470_o.jpg)
Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Sri Lanka is caught between the need for foreign investment and the risk of being the object of a great power tug-of-war.
![India’s Regional Power Credentials Under Threat by China India’s Regional Power Credentials Under Threat by China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_967050371245.jpg)
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.
![China Buys Hambantota Port: Should India Be Concerned? China Buys Hambantota Port: Should India Be Concerned?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-640px-hambantota_port.jpg)
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.
![India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-21437411789_0b502534b2_o.jpg)
India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka
By Yigal Chazan
India sets out to check China’s efforts to turn the island into a maritime hub on its "Belt and Road."
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