Troubled Sri Lanka is looking for help. Who better to turn to than your largest single creditor? China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry met in New York on September 23, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. There was a lot to celebrate, according to reports in Chinese state media. This year marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 70th anniversary of the ‘Rubber-Rice Pact’. The latter is a curious deal signed in 1952.
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