Rs. 172 billion Chinese Port City project still in stormy seas

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera greets China's special envoy Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jianchao in Colombo for discussions mainly on the controversial Colombo Port City and other Chinese funded projects.

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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera did not mince his words when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special envoy Liu Jianchao on Thursday.  Casting diplomacy aside, he told China’s Assistant Foreign Minister, “Our Government has not taken a decision to go ahead with the Chinese-backed Colombo Port City Project. The news reports are completely wrong.” The assertions came after Liu told Samaraweera that China was thankful to the National Unity Government for deciding to go ahead with this multibillion dollar project.

Rs. 172 Billion Chinese Port City Project Still in Stormy Seas by Thavam Ratna