Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during their meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters
Japan offers to boost Sri Lanka security as China makes inroads
Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera will visit the port in Hambantota, which Colombo has leased to a Chinese state-owned company for 99 years
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Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during their meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters