sri lanka - china friendship - introduction
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ASIA
NANDANA KUMARA SRI LANKA
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SRI LANKA map and FLAG
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Introduction Tropical island - Palm-fringed beaches - Diverse
landscapes - Historical monuments. Major Crisis - Bitter civil war with Tamil Tiger
Terrorists killed more than 50,000 people.
Sri Lanka suffered its worst disaster in late 2004when giant waves - killing more than 30,000people.
Sri Lanka is among the most liberal economies
in South Asia.
Recent governments have privatised publicsector industries, abolished foreign exchangeand import controls, reduced tariffs and adopted
a development strategy to encourage foreigninvestment.
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FACTS
Full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of SriLanka
Population: 19.3 million (2007) Capital: Colombo (com.),Sri Jayawardenepura (admin.) Largest city: Colombo Area: 65,610 sq km (25,332 sq miles) Major languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English Major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity Life expectancy: 69 years (men), 76 years (women)
Monetary unit: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs./SLR) Main exports: Clothing and
textiles,tea,gems,rubber,coconuts GNI per capita: US $1,540 (World Bank, 2007) Internet domain: .lk International dialling code: +94
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President
Mahinda Rajapakse
Prime minister at thetime of his election,won the November2005 presidential
poll. He has theenthusiasm towardsto build up the
country.
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PopulationBy sector Ethnic Groups Religion
Rural 72.2% Sinhalese 74% Buddhist 69.3%
Urban 21.5% Tamil 18.1% Hindu 15.5%Estate 6.3% Moor 7.1% Christian 7.6%
Other 0.8% Muslim7.5%
Other 0.1%Majority Sinhala Buddhists
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Sri Lanka China Friendship
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference HallFeb 1963 - The Chinese premier Chou En Lai
visited Sri Lanka in an official tour in February
1963. During that visit, he promised an elegantexhibition and convention hall for Sri Lankansand the BMICH was the result of that offer.
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Sri Lankas Foreign Minister RohithaBogollagama receiving Chinese
Foreign Minister Yang JiechiColombo, 12 September 2008,The Minister of Foreign Affairs of thePeoples Republic of China,Yang Jiechi has reiterated Chinasstrong support for Sri Lankassovereignty, territorial integrity andnational unity. This pledge wasmade during the bilateral talksbetween him and his Sri Lankan c
ounterpart, Rohitha Bogollagamaheldat the Foreign Ministry on
Wednesday, 10 September 2008.
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- - ,Complex, the Central Main telecommunicationExchange, the Ginganga Flood Protection Scheme,the re-development of the Lady Ridgeway
Children's Hospital
Diplomatic recognition SL PRC (1950) April 1952 - Historic Rubber-Rice Agreement. Politicall - Sri Lanka accepted the PRC's "One China"
policy. Economic cooperation Among other grants the
most prominent symbol ofChinese economicassistance to Sri Lanka remains theBandaranaike Memorial International
Conference Hall (BMICH). And also fundedseveral other projects including the SupremeCourts Complex, the Central Maintelecommunication Exchange, the GingangaFlood Protection Scheme, the re-developmentof the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital,among others.
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2000 years of China-Sri Lankarelations News Article Sunday
Observer
2000 years of China-Sri Lankarelations : Literary and
numismatic evidence By WG CDR. RAJAH M.WICKREMESINHE, RTD. SLAF
President Sri Lanka Numismatic Society
Literary records in China have
established that the earliest contactwith Sri Lanka was a mission fromChina to Sri Lanka during the Han
dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD. It took place'
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A good-will delegation
Oct 10,2008 Colombo:
A good-will delegation of
the Communist Partyof China (CPC) led by Liu Hongcai, deputy
headof the International Department of the CPC
Central Committee met Sri LankaPresident
Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees
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China's President Hu Jintao shows the way to SriLanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa during awelcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the
People in Beijing February 27, 2007.
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Who I Am?
In Sri Lanka: Senior Lecturer In ManagementAccountancy, Head of the School of Accountancy,Teacher Trainer and Research Coordinator.
In China: Doctoral Research Fellow Student,Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.
Name: K.H.U.D. Nandana Kumara
Web: http://www.linkedin.com/kumarauluwatta
E-Mail: [email protected]
Mobile: 13035131897
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