Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister says his government is open to buying more oil from Russia and accepting more financial aid from China to ease a major economic crisis in his country.
Critics have also pointed to a beleaguered port in the hometown of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Hambantota, built along with a nearby airport as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative projects, saying they cost too much and were doing too little for the economy.
Beijing had earlier offered to lend the country more money but baulked at cutting the debt, possibly out of concern other borrowers would demand the same relief. "This means they all have to agree [on] how the cuts are to take place and in what manner they should take place."
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