‘In our national interest’: Australia kicks in extra $25 million emergency aid to Sri Lanka | ChrisBarrett_
The Albanese government will lift emergency aid to Sri Lanka to $75 million as the south Asian island grapples with an economic crisis that has triggered a new surge of people fleeing on boats for Australia.
In the past week, China, a key creditor of the bankrupt island nation, has also flexed its muscles by insisting on docking “Australia stands with the people of Sri Lanka, especially those experiencing severe hardship,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. The Sri Lankan government asked China to delay the arrival of the Yuan Wang 5 tracking vessel for a reported refuelling and replenishment at Hambantota, a port built with Chinese loans and since leased to Chinese state-owned companies for 99 years as a debt swap.
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