Jammu, May 26 -- Analysis in Colombo expresses worry at increasing control of Beijing
By Ashis Biswas
Even as Sri Lanka's fragile economic recovery faces unexpected pressures owing to the continuing Iran/US-Israel conflict, a new and apparently helpful Chinese-aided low cost housing project that could have acted as a silver lining, has not brought much cheer among its hard pressed citizens. Sri Lankan media reports suggest that as before, many citizens feel concerned over what they feel to be the island's growing economic dependence on China.
As local analysts see it, part of the problem happens to be China's stubborn refusal to alter the basic format of projects it helps finance in smaller countries - never mind the critical media cover...