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The Belt & Road Initiative Sri Lanka (BRISL) is an International Development Organization, with Strong Expertise in BRI Advice and Support. 📧: [email protected]

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The term "overcapacity" has increasingly been weaponized as a tool of protectionism against competitors with stronger market advantages in global trade.

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A Sri Lankan parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Minister of Mass Media Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathna is participating in a workshop in Beijing and Guangdong, China.

The programme focuses on governance, economic development, infrastructure modernization, innovation, and sustainable development, while strengthening parliamentary diplomacy and bilateral cooperation between Sri Lanka and China.

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China's poverty strategy in a fragmenting world and what others can learn - BELT AND ROAD PORTAL https://t.co/nYeAP9UrDs

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BRISL Participates in the 10th Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum 2026: Advancing Dialogue on ESG, Maritime Law, and Equitable Decarbonization https://t.co/wIQszej11G

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BRISL Participates in the 10th Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum 2026: Advancing Dialogue on ESG, Maritime Law, and Equitable Decarbonization https://t.co/wIQszej11G

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Overnight, 8,000 tons of asphalt were laid to fully restore the northwestern section of Beijing’s Fourth Ring Road. #ChinaSpeed in action.

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What the world can learn from Chinas poverty reduction.

For developing countries committed to ending poverty, China's experience provides useful insights - provided they are adapted to local realities rather than adopted wholesale.
By @MayaMajueran
https://t.co/i1jskEBd6k

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A group of representatives from Sri Lanka’s political parties are currently participating in a special workshop on governance and development being held in Beijing, China.

Organized by the China National Academy of Governance at the invitation of the Chinese Government, the program has brought together representatives from several major political parties in Sri Lanka. Representing Sarvajana Balaya, Vice Chairman Mr. Gamini Waleboda is participating as the leader of the delegation.

The visit, taking place from May 10 to May 26, includes both theoretical and practical training sessions focused on China’s governance systems, development strategies, and public administration experience.

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@ChinaEmbSL : Ambassador Qi Zhenhong gave an exclusive interview to Sri Lankan Tamil-language media outlet, asking questions on China-Sri Lanka relations and friendship and cooperation, and China's foreign policy. The full text is as follows.

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Port City Colombo is more than a construction project. It is a test of whether Sri Lanka can reposition itself as a modern Indian Ocean hub connecting South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia.

Port City Colombo and Sri Lanka’s Economic Transformation – China Focus
By @MayaMajueran https://t.co/jfrtNW1pol

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Huawei just unveiled the "Tau Scaling Law" - a new chip principle for the post-Moore era.

Instead of shrinking transistors (now just atoms wide), it cuts signal and data travel time.

Global chip industry is chasing post-Moore solutions. For China, this is a game changer.

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Port City Colombo is, more than geopolitics, an economic transformation for Sri Lanka, said @MayaMajueran, the Founding Director of the Belt and Road Initiative Sri Lanka (BRISL).

As Sri Lanka recovers from its worst financial crisis, this Belt and Road Initiative flagship project offers a rare long‑term development platform.

Beyond jobs and growth, it’s about skills transfer, tourism, and positioning Sri Lanka as a modern Indian Ocean hub. Read the full analysis: 👉https://t.co/jtCZumUIKK

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Port City Colombo is more than a construction project. It is a test of whether Sri Lanka can reposition itself as a modern Indian Ocean hub connecting South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia.

Port City Colombo and Sri Lanka’s Economic Transformation – China Focus
By @MayaMajueran https://t.co/jfrtNW1pol

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China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has achieved a major construction milestone in the China-aided affordable housing project in Colombo, with the successful topping out of the Maharagama site on 12 May 2026. The milestone marks the completion of the main structural works for 112 housing units, forming part of a wider 1,996-unit housing development designed to support low-income families in Sri Lanka. https://t.co/7c3T5770Mf

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At its core, China's approach to ending poverty underscores the importance of coordinated policymaking, long-term planning, and a results-oriented governance system
Read Column: China's poverty strategy in a fragmenting world and what others can learn https://t.co/R5LkISwPsL

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China's poverty strategy in a fragmenting world and what others can learn.
By @MayaMajueran

[China Xinhua News @XHNews]

At its core, China's approach to ending poverty underscores the importance of coordinated policymaking, long-term planning, and a results-oriented governance system
Read Column: China's poverty strategy in a fragmenting world and what others can learn https://t.co/R5LkISwPsL

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The Global South’s message to Washington and Beijing

There is room for both the U.S. and China to prosper - not in isolation, but in a shared, complex, and interdependent system. The Global South is not asking for friendship between Washington and Beijing. It is asking for functionality.
By @MayaMajueran https://t.co/cT9aZ9gT6M

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The Global South’s message to Washington and Beijing

There is room for both the U.S. and China to prosper - not in isolation, but in a shared, complex, and interdependent system. The Global South is not asking for friendship between Washington and Beijing. It is asking for functionality.
By @MayaMajueran https://t.co/cT9aZ9gT6M

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While tens of millions of Americans are laden with tuition loans – many well into their 30s, leaving renting their only option – their Chinese counterparts start planning the purchase of their first homes straight out of university.

But a slowing economy and crisis-battered housing market could upend that. https://t.co/Vz6snhGnB9

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A Chinese defense spokesperson said on Monday that China stands ready to work with the United States to promote the steady and long-term development of a stable and positive military-to-military relationship. Read more: https://t.co/WVndOvKYAN