Sri Lanka- March 5th

The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced its hopes that Sri Lanka would reconsider suspending its Port Colombo project. The Port Colombo project, which Sri Lanka's new government has found to be a remnant from the previous possibly corrupt Rajapaksa regime, provides a key stop to China's "Maritime Silk Road". The February 27th suspension of the port's construction coincided with the announcement that India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, will visit Sri Lanka on March 13th. (Daily Mirror)