A very interesting op-ed by Bree Feng for the The New York Times, - TopicsExpress



          

A very interesting op-ed by Bree Feng for the The New York Times, highlighting the change in strategic orientation which Maithripala Sirisena might bring with him, as regards ties with China. To quote: More significantly for China, Mr. Sirisena, who was to be sworn in Friday evening, also took aim during his campaign at major foreign-backed investment projects — including one that President Xi Jinping personally inaugurated during his visit to the country in September. That $1.5 billion project, funded by China Communications Construction Company, would build a new port city on hundreds of acres of reclaimed land in Colombo. Crucially, the new port has been included in China’s “Maritime Silk Road,” one of two major foreign policy initiatives by Mr. Xi in 2013 envisioning a series of regional infrastructure and other projects that analysts say are aimed at bolstering China’s influence.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:18:12 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015