The Sri Lankan government has revealed that a Chinese company has decided to develop the port of Colombo, which was supposed to be developed in cooperation with Japan and India.

In Sri Lanka, the presence of China, which is strengthening the movement to advance into the ocean, is increasing, and the caution of each country is likely to increase further.

The Sri Lankan government announced on the 24th that it was decided that a Chinese company would do the development of the eastern container terminal of Colombo port, one of the major ports, and the order for construction work was approved by a cabinet decision.



In May, the Sri Lankan government signed a memorandum of understanding on the port of Colombo in cooperation with Japan and India, but in February it unilaterally changed the agreement and virtually abandoned it. ..



In Sri Lanka, as the economic turmoil continues, China's presence is increasing, and the operating right of Hambantota Harbor in the south has been transferred to the Chinese side for 99 years due to the delay in repayment of loans, so-called "debt trap". It is a typical example of.



Sri Lanka is located in an area where the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" advocated by the United States and Japan overlaps with the "One Belt, One Road" initiative of China's huge economic zone, and each country's caution against China, which is strengthening its marine advancement, is further increasing. that's right.