But China is not in a position to defend any of the eight bases it might set up in the next two to five years, the report points out. Speculation is rife over supposedly China-constructed ...

Notably, China acquired control over Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port after the island nation’s debt default. Beijing has reportedly stationed vessels including a 25,000-tonne satellite and missile ...

The air hangs heavy and muggy over Colombo Port City, a 270-hectare sand-filled area just outside Sri Lanka ... of Hambantota in the south of the country, for instance, is now in Chinese hands.

Sri Lanka’s entire ... semi-skilled and unskilled Chinese workers displacing local labourers, informed sources said. Chinese companies are currently handling a Special Economic Zone, a 1000-acre ...