Japan Builds Sri Lanka Ties With Visit as China Clout Grows
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Japan and Sri Lanka held their second high-level talks in less than two months as the East Asian nation seeks to safeguard ties and counter China’s growing influence on an island lying on key maritime routes.
Finance Minister Taro Aso had a breakfast meeting with the island’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa today, Sri Lanka’s information department said in a text message. He also visited Sri Lanka’s main port in Colombo, which has been expanded with $800 million of Japanese assistance.