China | Sri Lanka
Group led by Chinese national closes down walking path in Colombo Fort
Colombo/IBNS: Amid China's growing influence in Sri Lanka, a media outlet in the South Asian island country on Tuesday reported that a walking path in Colombo Fort had been closed down under the supervision of a group led by a Chinese national.
According to the Sri Lankan media, the 2015-build walking path is stretched from the Secretariat halt to the entrance of the Colombo Port, and it has been closed down from opposite to the Sri Lanka Customs headquarters.
Newsfirst Sri Lanka reported that a portion of the walking path had been closed down as the land was handed over to a Chinese firm for a project.
Colombo Walking Path closed under Chinese supervision
— Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka (@NewsfirstSL) September 29, 2021
Details: https://t.co/GNmHS4DCmC#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #China #Construction #WalkingPath pic.twitter.com/gMkEQOFe8j
China's de facto control on the high-profile Sri Lankan infrastructure projects has been providing an avenue for influence and it has renewed concerns that India's neighbouring island nation may soon become a Chinese colony.
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