Clouds on the Sri Lankan horizon for China
[ Asia Times ] - [ Mar 30, 2012 12:49:13 GMT ]China's relationship with the regime of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is rock solid. Chinese arms were instrumental in the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in 2009 that brought their insurgency to an end after 27 bloody years. China is the largest provider of foreign aid and investment to the island. And on March 22, when the United Nations' Human Rights Council (UNHRC) considered a resolution censuring Sri Lanka for shortcomings in its investigation of possible violations of international law during the war, and a deficit of credible post-conflict reconciliation initiatives, Beijing voted "no" - while India voted "yes". [ full story ]
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Does the writer trying to tell us that the cluster bombs and other banned weapons were given by the Chinese.
- Mar 30, 2012 16:07:42 GMT
