At the intersection of 2023 and 2024, the international community is still taking turns to stage various situations in the world, and Sri Lanka has staged an angry change of face against our country at this time.
Sri Lanka** announced that it will not allow Chinese scientific research ships to dock at various ports under its jurisdiction in 2024, which is really a bit surprising to China**.
Not long ago, China reached an agreement with Sri Lanka to allow China's "Xiangyanghong 3" scientific research ship to dock at Sri Lankan ports in 2024 for material replenishment and marine exploration.
Unexpectedly, just a few months later, Si Fang** changed his hexagram, and made a big turn in his attitude, turning his face faster than turning a book.
Previously, China also invested $4.5 billion in Sri Lanka to help it build an oil refinerySo with Sri Lanka's turnaround this time, will the $4.5 billion investment be wasted?
Why does Sri Lanka not know how to cherish it if it is a good investor, and it has to turn its face with China?
Sri Lanka and China have always had good relations, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, when many countries followed the United States to isolate China, Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations with China in 1957 under pressure.
Sri Lanka has shown its international support to us for many years since then, and in return, we have often provided economic support to us after it became strong.
But this long-standing partnership was abruptly broken in 2024, and Sri Lanka somehow stopped allowing Chinese research ships to enter its ports, making it unpopular.
When asked why this was done, Sri Lanka gave an explanation, and its chief Ali Sabri said that in 2024, Sri Lanka will improve its exploration level through its own efforts, which aims to make Sri Lanka an equal partner as a member of international hydrographic survey activities as soon as possible.
The reason Sabri gave was clearly a temporary excuse because of the obvious loopholes in his rhetoric.
Sri Lanka's own survey level does need to be continuously improved, which is a matter that its own country should promote, but there is no contradiction between this and the Chinese scientific research ship docking in Sri Lanka for supply and survey, one is its own development, and the other is to provide convenience for partners, and the two will not affect each other.
Even if China conducts surveys in Sri Lankan ports, it may lead the outside world to mistakenly believe that there is a suspicion of China's participation in Sri Lanka's own survey level, then it is entirely possible to ask the Chinese research ship not to conduct surveys during the docking period, and there is no need to stop providing supplies to the Chinese research ship.
Sri Lanka's answer was flickering, and one has to suspect that there is something else behind this matter.
Under the continuous attention of the country, the matter was really found to be greasy, from a distance, there is a black shadow swaying behind Sri Lanka, look carefully, this back is known as the "little overlord of South Asia" India.
India** is still very fair, and was the first to break the news that this matter is related to India**, saying that India** recently unofficially pressured Sri Lanka and Maldives** not to lend their ports to Chinese ships to dock.
India has racked its brains to obstruct the survey work of Chinese research ships in the southern Indian Ocean, and has made up a series of reasons for this.
India** said that the reason why they did this is because there are ballistic missile trackers and surveillance systems on the Chinese research ship, and the Chinese research ship wants to collect hydrographic data in the southern Indian Ocean, in order to prepare for the Chinese navy's future entry into the southern Indian Ocean, to put it bluntly, it is to frame the Chinese research ship to carry out espionage activities in the Indian Ocean.
In fact, the Chinese people are not surprised that India will buckle its hat to China in such a red mouth and white teeth.
After all, in the past many years, India has made up all kinds of strange reasons in order to oppose ChinaBut why does India use Sri Lanka as a gun this time and secretly obstruct China through Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is so simple and cowardly, and it doesn't want to let go of its partnership with China for many years, and it will be used by India like this?
After taking a closer look at the relationship between India and Sri Lanka, it is clear that the water behind this is not ordinarily deep.
India and Sri Lanka were once British colonies, and after the two countries became independent from British rule one after another, India, with its vast territory, has been eyeing the small country of Sri Lanka, wanting to eat it in one bite and turn this small country directly into a province of India.
As for the wolf ambition of India, how could the Sri Lankans easily agree, no matter what, India will not be allowed to commit any crimes, and even do not hesitate to fight with the Indians for this.
The Indians did not dare to launch a war of aggression on the surface, so they began to use tricks behind their backs to secretly support the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, trying to make the armed forces seize power in one fell swoop and become India's puppet to help India manage Sri Lanka.
The Indians have not even figured out the development of their own country, so they want to eat more and occupy more outside, which is really a bit whimsical, and the Sri Lankan armed forces they supported have carried out suicide attacks for many years, far from reaching the level of overthrowing, and India finally gave up its expectations for the organization and relaxed its coveting of Sri Lanka, but it was not completely dead.
On the one hand, he knew that India was eyeing Sri Lanka, the wolf's ambition did not change, and he hated the Indians so much that he gritted his teeth, and on the other hand, he had to make a compromise in his dealings with India.
In 2023, India saw that Sri Lanka and China had signed an agreement to allow Chinese research ships to dock at Sri Lankan ports in 2024 to obtain supplies and conduct surveys.
India has put pressure on Sri Lanka and the Maldives not to allow Chinese research vessels to dock at their portsThis act of pressure is mainly aimed at Sri Lanka, and the reason why the Maldives is also brought on is just to cover up the purpose of India.
So what is the purpose of India's ** doing this?
On the surface, it seems that it just wants to create an obstacle for China, after all, since India was defeated by China in 1962, it has always been openly and secretly and sparing no effort to make bad relations between the two countries, but this is only a superficial reason, and the deeper reason is that India wants to "kill two birds with one stone".
Sri Lanka and China have been partners of each other for many years, and there is a gap between both countries and India, and if India provokes relations between China and Sri Lanka through the "research ship", this will undoubtedly indirectly create a situation in India's favor.
If Sri Lanka felt pressure from China in this incident, it is likely to choose to seek help from India directly, because India was the one who forced Sri Lanka to break the treaty with ChinaIf Sri Lanka were to seek diplomatic support from India, it would be tantamount to falling into India's arms.
At that time, India will be able to control Sri Lanka more easily**, and even directly take Sri Lanka in the near future.
In this seemingly not very serious "scientific research ship" incident, India's small abacus has played loudly, so can India succeed?
China recently invested $4.5 billion in Sri Lanka to build an oil refineryWill China's $4.5 billion be wasted because of Sri Lanka's reversal?
As it stands, no.
In fact, Sri Lanka does not want to completely turn around and sever relations with China, after all, Sri Lanka can get no economic benefits from India, but rather from India's wolf ambitions.
In the course of its dealings with China, Sri Lanka has gained real money from economic development, and Sri Lanka has now only had to make such a move to destroy the Great Wall out of India's coercion, and it actually has a helpless mood.
Therefore, it can be seen that when the Sri Lankan side explained this matter, its tone was quite tactful and polite, and although the reasons stated were untenable, it did not mean to completely tear its face or even sever ties ties with China.
In the course of cooperation over the past many years, the Sri Lankan side is well aware of the tangible benefits that China has brought to Sri Lanka.
In 2007, Sri Lanka wanted to build a port in Hambantota, and its own country could not even get the funds to start construction, at this time China extended a helping hand, and spent 5 years to build this Hambantota port for Sri Lanka, which was officially put into use in 2012, which not only drove a large number of jobs, but also brought a steady stream of income to Sri Lanka.
In return, Sri Lanka handed over a 70% stake in the port to China Merchants Group.
Since then, the management of this port has continued to improve with the participation of China, and it has become a port where many passing ships stop at the halfway, and the turnover has continued to increase, and the number of employed people has also increased, becoming an important source of income for Sri Lanka**.
However, despite the port as one of the economic **, Sri Lanka's economy still encountered great difficulties under the influence of various international factors, and had to declare bankruptcy in 2023.
Many creditors in the world are trying to recover as much of their money as possible from Sri Lanka at this time, but China, as Sri Lanka's largest creditor, has reduced the interest on the debt out of friendly relations, allowing Sri Lanka to carry out debt restructuring and help Sri Lanka tide over the economic difficulties.
Also in 2023,China and Sri Lanka reached an agreement to build an oil refinery near the port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka with an investment of $4.5 billionAfter the completion of this refinery, it can further stimulate local employment and increase Sri Lanka's fiscal revenue, which is a win-win project for both countries.
But what no one expected was that at the end of 2023, Sri Lanka would suddenly turn around with China, violate the agreement between the two countries, and refuse to allow Chinese research ships to dock at Sri Lankan ports in 2024.
Judging from the current situation, Sri Lanka does not want to tear up its face with China, and the breach of the treaty is only a temporary compromise to India, and China's $4.5 billion investment is unlikely to go down the drain.
However, there are many unpredictable factors in the future development of the international situation, and no one can guarantee that there will be any new changes in Sri Lanka's position, so let's wait and see.