Crew member onboard China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, looks out from the ship upon arrival at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022....
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong gestures upon the arrival of China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port on...
Workers wave China's and Sri Lanka's national flags upon the arrival of China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port on...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives near a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on October...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives near a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on October...
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. - A Chinese research vessel entered Sri Lanka's...
Sri Lanka's foreign affairs minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris listens to a virtual speech by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the fifth Bay of...
Supporter of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves flags at a public rally in the tea-growing town of Norwood some 80kms east of Colombo on May...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Sri Lanka counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa during his ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, on February 8,...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa shakes hands during a joint media briefing at the Hyderadad...
Chinese Construction workers head home after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese...
Chinese Construction workers head home after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 proceeds to deck at a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on...
The Colombo deep sea port is seen as container ships move along the ocean on November 20, 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In just a few years Port City...
Chinese Construction worker uses his phone afterwork after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the...
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is seen on November 16, 2018 in Mattala, Sri Lanka. At first several airlines flew to the airport, including...
The Colombo deep sea port along side construction underway for the Ritz Carlton and the JW Marriott hotels which are Chinese managed projects seen on...
Construction workers on site as multiple buildings are constructed along the Galle Face on November 13, 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In just a few...
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is seen on November 16, 2018 in Mattala, Sri Lanka. At first several airlines flew to the airport, including...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 proceeds to deck at a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on...
The Sir Lankan national flag is pictured as gantry cranes are see at the new Chinese-majority owned Colombo International Container Terminal in...
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. - A Chinese research vessel entered Sri Lanka's...
Chinese site engineer is seen on site as the extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota continues under construction on November...
This photo taken on April 17, 2019 shows the China-funded Lotus Tower in central Colombo. Real estate projects around the city have been linked to...
People crowd the oceanfront area along the Galle Face green late afternoon on November 20, in Colombo Sri Lanka. As the political crisis escalates in...
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. - A Chinese research vessel entered Sri Lanka's...
Indian Army soldiers from the Indian Peacekeeping Forces, IPKF, prepare to withdraw March 20, 1990 after three years of trying to end the Sri Lankan...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 proceeds to deck at a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on...
Captain Zhang Hogwang of China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, waves after disembarking from the ship upon arrival at Hambantota port...
Nepal's foreign affairs minister Narayan Khadka, India's external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, Thailand deputy prime minister and foreign affairs...
In this picture taken on June 8 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs documents President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih looks on during his...
Chinese workers help to build a new train station in Beliatta in a southern province near Hambantota which is Chinese managed and designed on...
Chinese Construction workers head home after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese...
Construction is underway for the Ritz Carlton and the JW Marriott hotels which is a Chinese managed project seen on November 13, 2018 in Colombo, Sri...
Chinese Construction workers head home after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese...
View of thew Colombo city along the ocean front showing land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean and funded with $1.4billion in Chinese investment on...
Built on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean and funded with $1.4billion in Chinese investment, the Colombo Port City project is seen jutting out...
Built on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean and funded with $1.4billion in Chinese investment, the Colombo Port City project is seen jutting out...
The extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota continues under construction on November 16, 2018 near Hambantota, Sri Lanka....
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on July 21,...
Captain Zhang Hogwang of China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, is greeted by Sri Lankan performers upon arrival at Hambantota port on...
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. - A Chinese research vessel entered Sri Lanka's...
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. - A Chinese research vessel entered Sri Lanka's...
Chinese workers help to build a new train station in Beliatta in a southern province near Hambantota which is Chinese managed and designed on...
Giant posters of acting Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are seen in his home town on November 16, 2018 in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. As the political...
Giant posters of acting Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are seen in his home town on November 14, 2018 in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. As the political...
Chinese Construction workers on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese managed Shangri-La retails...
Chinese Construction workers head home after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese...
Chinese Construction workers on site working at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese managed Shangri-La...
Built on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean and funded with $1.4billion in Chinese investment, the Colombo Port City project is seen jutting out...
Chinese Construction workers head home after work on site at a new shopping mall called The Mall at One Galle Face which is part of the Chinese...
Built on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean and funded with $1.4billion in Chinese investment, the Colombo Port City project is seen jutting out...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe prior to a meeting in New Delhi on October 20,...
Sri Lankan T20 cricket captain Lasith Malinga carries the ICC World Twenty20 trophy as he and his team return to Colombo on April 8, 2014. Sri Lanka...
China's President Xi Jinping and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa interact during a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on...
Britain's Prince Charles poses with priests during a visit to Akshardham temple in New Delhi on November 8, 2013. Britain's Prince Charles is touring...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 proceeds to deck at a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives near a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on October...
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives near a port in Colombo on October 25, 2023. Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrived in Sri Lanka on October...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe ahead of a meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi,...