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China To Develop Strategic Deep Sea Port, Airport In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation's strategic deep sea port and the capital's airport after talks with his counterpart in Beijing.
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Sri Lanka Allows Foreign Ships To Restock At Its Ports After China Protest
Sri Lanka has said it will allow foreign offshore research ships for replenishments at its ports despite a one-year ban on such vessels, a senior official has said after China protested to Colombo.
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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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"Monitoring Developments": India Reacts To Chinese Ship At Lanka Port
On media reports of a Chinese ship arriving in Sri Lanka's port, Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that he would emphasize the government to carefully monitor any development having a bearing on India's security.
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India Rejects "Insinuations" That It Pressured Lanka Over Chinese Ship
India on Friday rejected China's "insinuations" that New Delhi pressured Colombo against a planned visit by a Chinese research vessel to the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota but asserted that it will take decisions based on its security concerns.
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Chinese Ship Won't Dock At Lanka's Hambantota Port As Scheduled: Report
Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port authorities said the high-tech Chinese research vessel that was to dock there on Thursday won't reach the port as scheduled, according to a media report.
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China Asks India To "Stop Disturbing" Its Exchange With Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has asked Beijing to defer the arrival of the Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' which was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.
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Scrapped Colombo Port Deal As Indian Firm Rejected Terms: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has said it scrapped the trilateral deal with India and Japan to develop the Colombo Port's Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) as the Indian firm involved in the project refused to agree to its new terms.
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Adani Group Set To Develop Sri Lanka's Stalled Port Terminal: Report
The Adani Group is the front-runner to develop Sri Lanka's stalled East Container Terminal in Colombo port, people with knowledge of the matter said, helping billionaire Gautam Adani expand his port business overseas.
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In Counter To China, India Scores Big Sri Lanka Port Deal With Japan
Sri Lanka Tuesday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a controversial $500-million Chinese-run container jetty in Colombo harbour.
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China Faces New Competition As India, Japan Eye Sri Lanka Port
India, Japan and Sri Lanka are weighing the development of a terminal at the bustling port of Colombo in a country that's seen ongoing political controversies related to investments from China's Belt and Road initiative.
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Sri Lanka Agrees Port Deals With China Amid Political Chaos
Sri Lanka signed two multi-million dollar contracts with Chinese firms for a port upgrade project on Thursday in the middle of a political hiatus that has raised doubts over the legitimacy of the government and the legality of the deals.
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Inside China's $1 Billion Port Where Ships Don't Want to Stop
Each year roughly 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Almost none of them stop to unload cargo.
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From Sri Lanka, Firm Message To China About Its Ports: No Military Activity
Sri Lanka will make sure no military activity is conducted at its ports, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Tokyo on Wednesday, as China invests heavily in roads and harbours on the island nation.
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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 To Develop Strategic Deep Sea Port, Airport In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation's strategic deep sea port and the capital's airport after talks with his counterpart in Beijing.
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Sri Lanka Allows Foreign Ships To Restock At Its Ports After China Protest
Sri Lanka has said it will allow foreign offshore research ships for replenishments at its ports despite a one-year ban on such vessels, a senior official has said after China protested to Colombo.
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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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"Monitoring Developments": India Reacts To Chinese Ship At Lanka Port
On media reports of a Chinese ship arriving in Sri Lanka's port, Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that he would emphasize the government to carefully monitor any development having a bearing on India's security.
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India Rejects "Insinuations" That It Pressured Lanka Over Chinese Ship
India on Friday rejected China's "insinuations" that New Delhi pressured Colombo against a planned visit by a Chinese research vessel to the Sri Lankan port of Hambantota but asserted that it will take decisions based on its security concerns.
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Chinese Ship Won't Dock At Lanka's Hambantota Port As Scheduled: Report
Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port authorities said the high-tech Chinese research vessel that was to dock there on Thursday won't reach the port as scheduled, according to a media report.
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China Asks India To "Stop Disturbing" Its Exchange With Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has asked Beijing to defer the arrival of the Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' which was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.
-
Scrapped Colombo Port Deal As Indian Firm Rejected Terms: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has said it scrapped the trilateral deal with India and Japan to develop the Colombo Port's Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) as the Indian firm involved in the project refused to agree to its new terms.
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Adani Group Set To Develop Sri Lanka's Stalled Port Terminal: Report
The Adani Group is the front-runner to develop Sri Lanka's stalled East Container Terminal in Colombo port, people with knowledge of the matter said, helping billionaire Gautam Adani expand his port business overseas.
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In Counter To China, India Scores Big Sri Lanka Port Deal With Japan
Sri Lanka Tuesday announced it is entering into partnership with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal next to a controversial $500-million Chinese-run container jetty in Colombo harbour.
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China Faces New Competition As India, Japan Eye Sri Lanka Port
India, Japan and Sri Lanka are weighing the development of a terminal at the bustling port of Colombo in a country that's seen ongoing political controversies related to investments from China's Belt and Road initiative.
-
Sri Lanka Agrees Port Deals With China Amid Political Chaos
Sri Lanka signed two multi-million dollar contracts with Chinese firms for a port upgrade project on Thursday in the middle of a political hiatus that has raised doubts over the legitimacy of the government and the legality of the deals.
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Inside China's $1 Billion Port Where Ships Don't Want to Stop
Each year roughly 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Almost none of them stop to unload cargo.
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From Sri Lanka, Firm Message To China About Its Ports: No Military Activity
Sri Lanka will make sure no military activity is conducted at its ports, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Tokyo on Wednesday, as China invests heavily in roads and harbours on the island nation.
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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.
