Day 486

 

In my last post, I wrote about the situation in Chinese economic invasion in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Actually, Chinese government has taken full advantage of political differences between India and Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Actually, the rivalry between India and Pakistan is world known. India has always proved that Pakistan is the heaven for all the terrorists operating against India as well as to the most wanted criminals of India. I don’t want to write more on that because you are aware of that.

Actually, relation with Sri Lanka has always been sweet and bitter with the time line. But after the LTTE issue, the friendly relation between India and Sri Lanka has somewhat become sour. This started in 1980s when the political difference between India and Sri Lanka started to have a downfall. Visit of Indian Prime Minister, Mr Rajiv Gandhi, in 1989 was to restore normalcy between both countries. But the attack on Indian Prime Minister during the guard of honour was the prove of dislike amongst the Sri Lanka people. Actually, this all was due to LTTE. The fight between Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Tamils has always been a bloody clash between the two groups.  

Well, China started using advantage of this political difference between India and Sri Lanka. China started helping Sri Lanka in constructing bridges, highways, railways, ports, airports and various other infrastructure projects. I wonder how does the Sri Lankan politicians ignored the simple fact that whatever project China was financing in Sri Lanka was for economic profit for China only and not for Sri Lanka. Today, the situation has arisen that there is no much employment for the native Sri Lankan in all these projects where as China is earning millions of dollars while just investing in these projects. I don’t think that all this would have happened until the ruling leaders of Sri Lanka were highly misguided or were heavily bribed.

Actually, I was watching news channels and suddenly I stopped to a news channel. The reporter was showing the current situation in Colombo. There was long queue for the cooking gas cylinders and the price of one LPG gas cylinders was 2650 Sri Lankan currency. I was shocked to hear the price. Then in the next clip, the reporter showed the coverage in night. It was hard to differentiate because no street lights were turned on. At the petrol pumps, long queues were again visible for petrol and diesel. In short, everywhere the situation was the same. People have to struggle for the basic things while high rise in prices have forced them to starve now.

How this situation arose suddenly? What made Sri Lankan government to bow down before China? Why China infiltrated Sri Lanka so deeply economically? Well, these are the things which are coming into my mind again and again. At one side, China got huge liberal duty exemptions from infrastructure projects and on the other side local people of Sri Lanka weren’t getting much employment neither Chinese investment were giving any chance of foreign revenue generation.

At the current situation, all the 26 ministers have resigned from the cabinet ministry. This proves that political leaders have simply gave up from their duties. I think not only China is to be blamed for the current scenario in Sri Lanka. Actually, I think while China was expanding its economic wings in Sri Lanka then the political bosses sitting in power gallery of Colombo must have enjoyed huge economic benefits. Well, I don’t hesitate in saying that ten percent blame goes to the Sri Lanka government also. without getting permission from the Sri Lanka government, China couldn’t have gained so much control in Hambantota port and Colombo port city project.