US concern over Hambantota port

America’s influence isn’t what it used to be.

Sri Lanka says no Chinese military base at port

Sri Lanka rejected on Wednesday US claims that China might establish a forward military base at a strategic port leased to Beijing by the indebted Indian Ocean island nation.

Sri Lanka last year granted a 99-year lease on the Hambantota deep-sea port to Beijing, after it was unable to repay Chinese loans for the $1.4-billion project.

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Source: shephardmedia.com

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