Combating cross border gambling , frauds discussed during bilateral meeting between PM, President Xi

President Xi pointed out that China and Sri Lanka share a long-standing traditional friendship

Law enforcement , security cooperation and resolutely combating crimes such as cross-border gambling and frauds have featured in bilateral discussion between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry .  

On the morning of October 14, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya of Sri Lanka, who was in China attending the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women.  

President Xi pointed out that China and Sri Lanka share a long-standing traditional friendship. The two countries have always developed bilateral relations on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, setting a fine example of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation between different countries. China and Sri Lanka are fellow travelers on the path toward development and revitalization, and good partners of win-win cooperation. China always regards Sri Lanka as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy, and stands ready to work with Sri Lanka to carry forward the traditional friendship, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly build a China-Sri Lanka community with a shared future, to better benefit the peoples of both countries.  

President Xi emphasised that China supports Sri Lanka in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, pursuing a development path that suits its national conditions, and focusing on economic development to achieve national prosperity. China is ready to work with Sri Lanka on high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, expand cooperation in port economy, modern agriculture, digital economy, green economy, tourism, and other areas to boost Sri Lanka’s economic and social development. The two sides should enhance law enforcement and security cooperation and resolutely combat crimes such as cross-border gambling and fraud. They should also strengthen coordination and cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation, and firmly safeguard the common interests of the Global South.