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China To Build World's Largest Artificial-Island Airport, Project To Be Completed In 2035
The total cost of the project is estimated at $4.3 billion, with completion expected by 2035.
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"Security Concern From Third Party": China Suspends Projects In Sri Lanka
China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing "security concern" from a "third party", amid reports of India raising concern over its location.
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Samoa To Cancel $100 Million China-Backed Port Project Under New Leader
Samoa's expected new prime minister has pledged to cancel a $100 million Chinese-backed port development, calling it excessive for the small Pacific island that is already heavily indebted to China.
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Sri Lanka To Accelerate Colombo Port City Development
The Sri Lankan government will firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project constructed by China to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a grand ceremony marking the opening of the project for the investors on Saturday.
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Using Mandarin, China Firms Break Lanka Law At Project Sites, Face Action
Several Chinese project sites in the South-Asian island nation were found to have been using Mandarin and English language for the sign boards and ignoring the official languages -- Sinhala and Tamil.
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PM Clears India's Stand As Maldives Worries About 'Loot' In Chinese Boom
As the new president of the Maldives took office on Saturday, declaring the state coffers to have been looted, he warned that the country was in financial difficulty after racking up debt with Chinese lenders in an infrastructure boom. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the highest ranking foreign visitor at the ceremony held in a soccer stadium in the ...
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China Hits Out At Ex-Maldives President For Criticising Its Projects
China on Wednesday lashed out at former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed for his "irresponsible remarks" criticising its projects in the strategic Indian Ocean island nation, saying they can't be "smeared by certain individuals".
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China Extends Influence, Aims To Build Houses And Roads In Sri Lanka
China wants to build houses and roads in Sri Lanka's north, much of which is in a state of disrepair nearly a decade after the end of civil war, Chinese and Sri Lankan officials said, in a bid to expand it influence beyond the island's south.
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Pacific Leaders Sign On to Australia Internet Cabling Scheme, Shutting Out Huawei
For years, Western intelligence agencies have worried over Huawei's ties to the Chinese government and the possibility that its equipment could be used for espionage.
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Chinese Report Says South China Sea Islands Expanded "Reasonably"
China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government report.
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India, Japan Joint Venture To Build Gas Import Terminal In Sri Lanka
India and Japan will jointly set up a $250 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Sri Lanka, the first collaboration between the two nations to counter China's growing influence in the Island nation. An agreement has been reached between India, Sri Lanka and Japan to set up the LNG terminal as a 50-50 joint venture by Petronet and a...
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'Jealous' India Must Rethink Opposition To China's Investment In Sri Lanka: Chinese Media
India should rethink its opposition to Chinese investments in Sri Lanka and join the port development in the island nation instead of feeling "jealous", China's state media said today.
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China's Big New Move With Sri Lanka Aimed At Encircling India
China will align its maritime silk road project with Sri Lanka's development plans to enable the island nation to become a shipping hub in the Indian Ocean. The silk road is seen as a way of encircling India and controlling port access along sea lanes linking the energy-rich Persian Gulf and economic centers in eastern China.
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China Says About to Finish Some Land Reclamation in South China Sea
China is about to complete some of its land reclamation work on the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, shedding light on a controversial project that has inflamed regional tension.
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China to Project its Military Further and Stronger
China said Tuesday it will project its military power further beyond its borders at sea and more assertively in the air, defending the construction of artificial islands which sparked concerns in Washington.
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China To Build World's Largest Artificial-Island Airport, Project To Be Completed In 2035
The total cost of the project is estimated at $4.3 billion, with completion expected by 2035.
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"Security Concern From Third Party": China Suspends Projects In Sri Lanka
China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing "security concern" from a "third party", amid reports of India raising concern over its location.
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Samoa To Cancel $100 Million China-Backed Port Project Under New Leader
Samoa's expected new prime minister has pledged to cancel a $100 million Chinese-backed port development, calling it excessive for the small Pacific island that is already heavily indebted to China.
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Sri Lanka To Accelerate Colombo Port City Development
The Sri Lankan government will firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project constructed by China to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said at a grand ceremony marking the opening of the project for the investors on Saturday.
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Using Mandarin, China Firms Break Lanka Law At Project Sites, Face Action
Several Chinese project sites in the South-Asian island nation were found to have been using Mandarin and English language for the sign boards and ignoring the official languages -- Sinhala and Tamil.
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PM Clears India's Stand As Maldives Worries About 'Loot' In Chinese Boom
As the new president of the Maldives took office on Saturday, declaring the state coffers to have been looted, he warned that the country was in financial difficulty after racking up debt with Chinese lenders in an infrastructure boom. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the highest ranking foreign visitor at the ceremony held in a soccer stadium in the ...
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China Hits Out At Ex-Maldives President For Criticising Its Projects
China on Wednesday lashed out at former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed for his "irresponsible remarks" criticising its projects in the strategic Indian Ocean island nation, saying they can't be "smeared by certain individuals".
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China Extends Influence, Aims To Build Houses And Roads In Sri Lanka
China wants to build houses and roads in Sri Lanka's north, much of which is in a state of disrepair nearly a decade after the end of civil war, Chinese and Sri Lankan officials said, in a bid to expand it influence beyond the island's south.
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Pacific Leaders Sign On to Australia Internet Cabling Scheme, Shutting Out Huawei
For years, Western intelligence agencies have worried over Huawei's ties to the Chinese government and the possibility that its equipment could be used for espionage.
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Chinese Report Says South China Sea Islands Expanded "Reasonably"
China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government report.
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India, Japan Joint Venture To Build Gas Import Terminal In Sri Lanka
India and Japan will jointly set up a $250 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Sri Lanka, the first collaboration between the two nations to counter China's growing influence in the Island nation. An agreement has been reached between India, Sri Lanka and Japan to set up the LNG terminal as a 50-50 joint venture by Petronet and a...
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'Jealous' India Must Rethink Opposition To China's Investment In Sri Lanka: Chinese Media
India should rethink its opposition to Chinese investments in Sri Lanka and join the port development in the island nation instead of feeling "jealous", China's state media said today.
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China's Big New Move With Sri Lanka Aimed At Encircling India
China will align its maritime silk road project with Sri Lanka's development plans to enable the island nation to become a shipping hub in the Indian Ocean. The silk road is seen as a way of encircling India and controlling port access along sea lanes linking the energy-rich Persian Gulf and economic centers in eastern China.
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China Says About to Finish Some Land Reclamation in South China Sea
China is about to complete some of its land reclamation work on the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, shedding light on a controversial project that has inflamed regional tension.
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China to Project its Military Further and Stronger
China said Tuesday it will project its military power further beyond its borders at sea and more assertively in the air, defending the construction of artificial islands which sparked concerns in Washington.
