Chinese aid to Sri Lanka could lead to conflict – China News

www.speroforum.com — New Delhi – China, India and Pakistan “are trying to help Sri Lanka every way they can, but their motives are not noble. Through their investments, they are becoming like godfathers to the ‘emerald’ nation, which holds a strategic position for the region’s major maritime powers,” said Fr S. Nithiya, executive secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. He was responding to news that China plans to finance the building of a new airport in Sri Lanka.

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