Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday on a 23-hour-long state visit on the second leg of his three-nation South Asia tour.
Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were received by Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife, Shiranthi Rajapaksa.
Xi will hold bilateral talks with Rajapaksa, and will oversee the signing of at least twenty agreements to build roads, highways and a port city adjacent to the Chinese-operated port in Colombo.
The highlight of his visit is expected to be the start of Chinese-financed Colombo Port City's construction, which has seen a 1.43 billion US dollar investment by China.
Xi will also inaugurate a Chinese built coal power plant during his stay.