Sri Lanka China Relation

The 70-year-old controversial wartime defence secretary's victory is of significant importance for India

The largest portion of the country's foreign debt is international sovereign bonds - 39 per cent of the total foreign debt as of 2017

China is present in a big way in Sri Lanka despite earning criticism for the unviable cost of signature projects

Gotabaya oversaw the military defeat of Tamil separatists under his brother Mahinda 10 years ago

Sri Lanka last year granted a 99-year lease on a strategic port to Beijing over its inability to repay Chinese loans for the $1.4 billion project