Sri Lanka’s former pro-Chinese ‘strongman’ President Mahinda Rajapaksa was voted out of office in January 2015. The new administration, led by President Maithripala Sirisena, is committed to more ‘balanced’ major power relations.
The new government has hit the reset button on Sri Lanka’s foreign policy, with initial overseas visits by Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to India,Japan and the United Kingdom. Sirisena also met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to express his government’s willingness to participate in the Sri Lanka-centricMaritime Silk Road, one pillar of China’s ambitious ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiative.
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/05/02/sri-lankas-delicate-balancing-act/
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