INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China says it is ready to continue to work with Sri Lanka to jointly tackle risks and challenges and help Sri Lanka overcome the current
difficulties, ease the debt burden and realize sustainable development.This was mentioned during a discussion between Director-General of
the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China Dr
Jinsong said, 70 years ago, China and Sri Lanka upheld the spirit of independence, braved external pressure and reached the Rubber-Rice Pact
on the basis of equal consultation and mutual benefits, breaking the Western ideological barriers and sanctions, opening the door to
Lanka have always been such friends, Mr
Jinsong said China is ready to work with the island nation to draw wisdom from the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties
Initiative, and create a better future for the two countries and peoples.Speaking further he noted that the reasons for Sri Lanka and other
developing countries to fall into debt difficulties are very complex
One of the backgrounds is that certain developed countries have long implemented quantitative easing policies, irresponsibly unleashed a
deluge of strong stimulus policies, and recently raised interest rates and shrunk the balance sheet abruptly, leading to drastic changes in
the international financial environment, with developing countries particularly impacted.Some countries imposed unilateral sanctions and
tariff barriers and built various small cliques, which have undermined the security of global supply and industrial chains, and fuelled the
soaring prices of energy, food and other commodities, worsening the economic and financial situations of developing countries including Sri
Jinsong also said China fully relates to the current difficulties faced by Sri Lanka and always provides assistance within its capacity
China immediately provided 500 million yuan of emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka
The first batch of materials arrived on June 3
The Buddhist Association of China and temples in different places voluntarily raised funds for the Sri Lankan people, and teachers and
3 Primary School in Hangzhou also sent love to children from low-income families in Sri Lanka thousands of miles away
China said it is ready to continue to work with Sri Lanka to jointly tackle risks and challenges and help Sri Lanka overcome the current
will stick to the independent domestic and foreign policies, and overcome difficulties together with confidence and in
and bloc confrontation.Sri Lanka thanked China for mobilizing all resources possible to provide emergency humanitarian assistance at the
most difficult time in the country.Following the meeting, Ambassador Kohona presented to Director-General Liu Jinsong a sample commemorative
album for the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and China produced by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in
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