Sri Lanka’s controversial investment ties with China are set to continue amid a broader push to attract foreign capital if the country’s current government prevails in Monday’s parliamentary election, Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe says.
The island nation’s reliance on infrastructure funding from Beijing has caused alarm in both India and the west, where it is viewed as a sign of creeping Chinese influence throughout south Asia.
But Mr Wickramasinghe, a leader viewed as pro-western by most analysts, told the Financial Times that his centre-right United National party would continue to seek Chinese funds if it retained power.
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