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Rakhitha_w\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-regains-clout-in-sri-lanka-with-familys-return-to-power-11606568404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">China is confident to begin developing a USD13 billion city on Sri Lanka\u2019s ports<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0with its deepened ties with Beijing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, as the nation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0situated near some of the world\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">prime shipping passages<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Port City, planned to be developed on 660 acres of land retrieved from the sea near Colombo\u2019s city <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">centre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">has been delayed under a previous government.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">As the family of Mahinda Rajapaksa has returned to power,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ties with China have strengthened<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0once more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The completion of Port City would become an important representation of the power of Beijing\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative, which aims to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">broaden Chinese influence through its financial and construction strength across Asia and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">beyond.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sri Lanka is striving to rebuild following a detrimental civil war<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and economic contraction from events like the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Palitha\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kohona<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Sri Lanka\u2019s ambassador-designate to China, said, \u201cthe one entity that came to our\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">assistance<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0hastily was China.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, 43 percent of loans for major projects came from China in 2019, and aro<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">und 10 percent of the country\u2019s overall foreign debt is owed to China.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">For this round of projects, including Port City, the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rajapaksas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0are seeking equity investments.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The US has urged for touch economic\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rebuilds in Sri Lanka, in hopes to attract further American private-sector investment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ajith Nivard Cabraal, state minister of money, capital markets, and state enterprise reforms, said, \u201cwe would welcome investment from the United States<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ut that doesn\u2019t mean we exclude anyone else who is keen to invest.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cabraal added that Sri Lanka is negotiating a USD700 million loan\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">from<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0China, including a USD1.5 billion currency swap facility. In early 2020, China loaned USD500 million<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and provided<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0a USD90 million grant.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapropertyawards.com\/en\/chinese-investments-spike-in-the-philippines-despite-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>More: Chinese investments spike in the Philippines despite pandemic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The government plans to introduce new regulations\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">in parliament\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to make special laws for Port City, which w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ill\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">allow smooth transactions and tax breaks to stimulate investment and commerce from the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">project.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Port City will have offices, apartment blocks, and a marina, on a 99-year lease for China to manage the new city. The area is foreseen as a financial service<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and technology hub, unlike <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">China&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">industrial zones in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0other countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing-invested projects\u00a0have picked up with the family\u2019s 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