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US Invests $553 Million In Adani Port In Sri Lanka To Curb China's Influence
The US will provide $553 million in financing for a port terminal in Sri Lanka's capital being developed by billionaire Gautam Adani, as New Delhi and Washington look to curtail China's influence in South Asia.
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India's Much-Needed Moves To Counter China Influence In Sri Lanka
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, India stepped into the breach.
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Sri Lanka Gives 40-Year Tax Relief To Chinese-Built Port City: Report
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has decided to give special 40-year tax relief for Chinese-built Colombo Port city to attract potential investors as Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment failed to attract investments.
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Mike Pompeo Slams "Predator" China As US Seeks Asian Influence
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China's Communist government a "predator" Wednesday as he sought to tempt Sri Lanka away from Beijing's influence and later bolstered the US diplomatic presence in the neighbouring Maldives to counter the Asian superpower.
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Mike Pompeo To Visit Sri Lanka And Maldives As China Threat Looms
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka and the Maldives this month, officials of both Indian Ocean nations said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to counter China's growing influence in the region.
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India, Japan Looking At Working In Other Countries: S Jaishankar
At a time China is attempting to expand its influence in the region, India and Japan are looking at working together in third countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar, reflecting growing congruence of their strategic interests.
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"Won't Allow Outside Influences In Sri Lanka's Internal Concerns": China
China would always respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and not allow any "outside interference" in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Eye On China, US Seeks $30 Million For South Asia Security Project
With an eye on countering increasing Chinese influence in key South Asian countries, the Trump administration has sought $30 million for what it has described as "Bay of Bengal" security initiative to provide foreign military financing to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives.
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Sri Lanka's Crisis Reflects Battle For Influence Between India And China
A leadership struggle in Sri Lanka is the latest skirmish in the broader battle for influence in South Asia between India and China and has left the tiny island nation -- already heavily indebted to Beijing -- in the midst of an escalating constitutional crisis.
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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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US Offers Military Funding To Sri Lanka, As China Vies For Influence
The United States announced Monday it would grant Sri Lanka $39 million to boost maritime security as China develops its strategic hold on the Indian Ocean island.
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China Offers Sri Lanka Fresh $295 Million Grant In Push For Dominance
Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered Sri Lanka a fresh grant of 2 billion yuan ($295 million), as Beijing tries to expand its influence in the tiny island country off India's southern tip.
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China Clears $1 Billion Road In Sri Lanka, Countering India Influence
China has approved a $1 billion loan to revive a long-delayed expressway in central Sri Lanka, the island's government said Monday.
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China To Invest $1 Billion In Mega Sri Lanka Project
China will invest $1 billion in the construction of three 60-storey buildings at a mega-project near Sri Lanka's main port, Colombo said Tuesday, as Beijing aims to boost its influence in the Indian Ocean.
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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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US Invests $553 Million In Adani Port In Sri Lanka To Curb China's Influence
The US will provide $553 million in financing for a port terminal in Sri Lanka's capital being developed by billionaire Gautam Adani, as New Delhi and Washington look to curtail China's influence in South Asia.
-
India's Much-Needed Moves To Counter China Influence In Sri Lanka
When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, India stepped into the breach.
-
Sri Lanka Gives 40-Year Tax Relief To Chinese-Built Port City: Report
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has decided to give special 40-year tax relief for Chinese-built Colombo Port city to attract potential investors as Sri Lanka's foreign direct investment failed to attract investments.
-
Mike Pompeo Slams "Predator" China As US Seeks Asian Influence
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China's Communist government a "predator" Wednesday as he sought to tempt Sri Lanka away from Beijing's influence and later bolstered the US diplomatic presence in the neighbouring Maldives to counter the Asian superpower.
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Mike Pompeo To Visit Sri Lanka And Maldives As China Threat Looms
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Sri Lanka and the Maldives this month, officials of both Indian Ocean nations said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to counter China's growing influence in the region.
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India, Japan Looking At Working In Other Countries: S Jaishankar
At a time China is attempting to expand its influence in the region, India and Japan are looking at working together in third countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar, reflecting growing congruence of their strategic interests.
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"Won't Allow Outside Influences In Sri Lanka's Internal Concerns": China
China would always respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and not allow any "outside interference" in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Eye On China, US Seeks $30 Million For South Asia Security Project
With an eye on countering increasing Chinese influence in key South Asian countries, the Trump administration has sought $30 million for what it has described as "Bay of Bengal" security initiative to provide foreign military financing to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives.
-
Sri Lanka's Crisis Reflects Battle For Influence Between India And China
A leadership struggle in Sri Lanka is the latest skirmish in the broader battle for influence in South Asia between India and China and has left the tiny island nation -- already heavily indebted to Beijing -- in the midst of an escalating constitutional crisis.
-
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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US Offers Military Funding To Sri Lanka, As China Vies For Influence
The United States announced Monday it would grant Sri Lanka $39 million to boost maritime security as China develops its strategic hold on the Indian Ocean island.
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China Offers Sri Lanka Fresh $295 Million Grant In Push For Dominance
Chinese President Xi Jinping has offered Sri Lanka a fresh grant of 2 billion yuan ($295 million), as Beijing tries to expand its influence in the tiny island country off India's southern tip.
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China Clears $1 Billion Road In Sri Lanka, Countering India Influence
China has approved a $1 billion loan to revive a long-delayed expressway in central Sri Lanka, the island's government said Monday.
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China To Invest $1 Billion In Mega Sri Lanka Project
China will invest $1 billion in the construction of three 60-storey buildings at a mega-project near Sri Lanka's main port, Colombo said Tuesday, as Beijing aims to boost its influence in the Indian Ocean.
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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...
