Sri Lanka - China Friendship - Introduction

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NANDANA KUMARA – SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA

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Introduction 

Tropical island - Palm-fringed beaches - Diverse landscapes - Historical monuments.

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Major Crisis - Bitter civil war with Tamil Tiger Terrorists killed more than 50,000 people.

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Sri Lanka suffered its worst disaster in late 2004 when giant waves - killing more than 30,000 people.

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Sri Lanka is among the most liberal economies in South Asia.

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Recent governments have privatised public sector industries, abolished foreign exchange and import controls, reduced tariffs and adopted aJuly, development strategy toConference encourage foreign 2006 NCCI Annual investment.

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FACTS 

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Full name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 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 July, 2006

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LEADER S

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President Mahinda Rajapakse Prime minister at the time of his election, won the November 2005 presidential poll. He has the enthusiasm towards to build up the country.

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Population By sector Rural 72.2% Urban 21.5% Estate 6.3%

Ethnic Groups Sinhalese 74% Tamil 18.1% Moor 7.1% Other 0.8%

Religion Buddhist 69.3% Hindu 15.5% Christian 7.6% Muslim

7.5% Other Majority – Sinhala Buddhists

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Sri Lanka – China Friendship Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall

Feb 1963 - The Chinese premier Chou En Lai visited Sri Lanka in an official tour in February 1963. During that visit, he promised an elegant exhibition and convention hall for Sri Lankans and the BMICH was the result of that offer.

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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama receiving Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Colombo, 12 September 2008, The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Yang Jiechi has reiterated China’s strong support for Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity. This pledge was made during the bilateral talks between him and his Sri Lankan c ounterpart, Rohitha Bogollagamaheld at the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, 10 September 2008.

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Rubber-Rice Agreement -1952 ,Supreme Courts Complex, the Central Main telecommunication Exchange, the Ginganga Flood Protection Scheme, the re-development of the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital   

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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 of Chinese economic assistance to Sri Lanka remains the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). And also funded several other projects including the Supreme Courts Complex, the Central Main telecommunication Exchange, the Ginganga Flood Protection Scheme, the re-development of the Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital, July, 2006 NCCI Annual Conference 9 among others.

2000 years of China-Sri Lanka relations – News Article – Sunday Observer 

2000 years of China-Sri Lanka relations : 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 contact with Sri Lanka was a mission from China to Sri Lanka during the Han dynasty 206 BCNCCI - 220 AD. It took place10 July, 2006 Annual Conference

A good-will delegation Oct 10,2008 Colombo: A good-will delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Liu Hongcai, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee met Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees July, 2006

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China's President Hu Jintao shows the way to Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing February 27, 2007.

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Who I Am? 

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In Sri Lanka: Senior Lecturer In Management Accountancy, 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 July, 2006

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