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Sunny Side Up: Chinese envoy’s swipe at India

15 Jan 2022

The recent visit to the Northern Province by Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong sparked quite a discussion in the media as well as among diplomatic circles. However, the Chinese envoy noted that his visit to the North was planned since assuming duties as Sri Lanka’s ambassador, but that he was unable to carry out the plan due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to a select group of newspaper editors last week, Zhenhong said that he “visited the North of the island and not the South of any other country”. The Chinese envoy noted that China has always been and will continue to support Sri Lanka as a development partner.


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