Sri Lanka, a key point in the Indian Ocean, where the conflict between the United States and China is intensifying October 29, 4:59
In Sri Lanka, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sternly restrained China's large investment in infrastructure, saying, "It's a looter's job because of terrible transactions and sovereignty infringement."
On the other hand, the Chinese side responded that it was "ugly interference with bilateral relations," and the US-China conflict over Sri Lanka, a key point in the Indian Ocean, is intensifying.
On the 28th, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian Ocean, and met with President Rajapaksa and others, and announced financial support such as measures against the new coronavirus.
At a press conference, Pompeo sternly restrained China's investment in port and road infrastructure in Sri Lanka, saying, "It's a terrible deal and a sovereignty violation, and it's a predator's job."
The port of Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka has been transferred to the Chinese side for 99 years due to the delay in repayment of the loan, and is regarded as a typical example of the so-called "debt trap".
In response, the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka accused the United States of using the Secretary of State's visit to ugly interfere with bilateral relations.
Sri Lanka is a strategic point in the Indian Ocean facing the sea lane, a maritime transportation route connecting the Middle East and Asia. The "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" advocated by the United States and Japan, and the "One Belt, One Road" initiative of China's huge economic zone. It is also an area where sea lines of communication overlap, and the conflict between the United States and China is intensifying over its influence.