The Hambantota port in Sri Lanka was funded by Chinese investment through the belt and road scheme. Photo: Handout
China /  Diplomacy

Sri Lanka rejects fears of China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ in belt and road projects

  • Controversial Hambantota port an economic cooperation, not security issue
  • Ambassador to Beijing says his country will never default on its loans
Topic |   Belt and Road Initiative
Laura Zhou
Laura Zhou

Updated: 9:25am, 23 Apr, 2019

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The Hambantota port in Sri Lanka was funded by Chinese investment through the belt and road scheme. Photo: Handout
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Laura Zhou

Laura Zhou

Laura Zhou joined the South China Morning Post's Beijing bureau in 2010. She covers China's diplomatic relations and has reported on topics such as Sino-US relations, China-India disputes, and reactions to the North Korea nuclear crisis, as well as other general news.