Communist Party of China bolsters ties with political parties in Sri Lanka

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CHINA (Daily Mirror) - In conjunction of the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Communist Party of China (CPC) enhanced its engagement with political parties, including those in Sri Lanka, in pursuit of further success of the project in the next decade.

The CPC concluded its BRI Dialogue with the representatives of political parties from South Asia and Southeast Asia in Kunming on November 10, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province considered the gateway to connectivity to these regions.

Representing Sri Lanka, General Secretary of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Sagara Kariyawasam, General Secretary of the United National Party (UNP) Palitha Range Bandara and Foreign Affairs Secretary of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Thilina Peiris attended the function in which the CPC shared its insights on the success story of the BRI during the first decade of its implementation and the way forward for the next decade.

The CPC has already tied up with the political parties in Sri Lanka cutting across the divide with regular exchanges. Most of the key politicians from both sides of the divide have already visited China on programmes, while new programmes are also on the cards.

Sri Lanka is one of the countries that recognized the BRI at its inception. It is also a country that matters most for China given its strategic positioning in the Indian Ocean with easy access to key markets in the region. The political goodwill in the host country concerned is key for the successful implementation of the BRI.

At the Kunming BRI Dialogue, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee Liu Jianchao delivered the keynote speech. The political leaders of the countries such as Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia and Nepal attended the function.

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Sokrates Wednesday, 15 November 2023 09:31 AM

The BRI is an initiative whose priority is to transport Chinese products, most of which are of poor quality, cheaply to all countries. The countries involved only participate in this project on a subsidiary basis. The infrastructure such as roads and railway lines as well as seaports are planned by China and carried out by Chinese companies. However, the participating countries have to bear the costs themselves. The financing is provided by Chinese banks at a horrendous interest rate. If the countries cannot repay the loans, China will take over the infrastructure, such as the port in Hambantota. The countries also hardly benefit from the construction projects because the workers, machines and building materials come from China. China sees only its economic interests and not those of the participating countries in BRI.

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Spartacus Wednesday, 15 November 2023 09:43 AM

Obviously more with the National Terrorists Rajapakse and his forty thieves. Salutations to supreme court for there great judgement.

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Ama Wednesday, 15 November 2023 09:45 AM

RW may CONVERT our country from democratic to communism

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Dieter Ulrich, born in DDR Wednesday, 15 November 2023 11:54 AM

The miserable state of the people in China, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba is the living proof that communism is a fairytale.

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AJ Wednesday, 15 November 2023 11:15 AM

We people of SriLanka hail what quoted by CPC, as it’s from a genuine friend of our country, but some cunning Chinese enterprises directly responsible for current economic situation of our country, crook MR regime connivance with those Chinese companies,stole wealth of SriLanka people,assuming they are immortal,but truth is their power reduced to zero like power of Chiang Kai shek in China prior to Communist rule,if CPC is genuine it has enormous authority to help to recover stolen wealth of SriLankans to come out of this economic collapse

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Buddhist Wednesday, 15 November 2023 04:33 PM

China is using the same practice it used in other countries to buy politicians and influence their decisions supporting China. This should be illegal. They did the same in the US, UK and Canada.

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