Rajapaksa played India Vs China game-Ranil

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New Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe said that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa-led government tried to pit China and India against each other.

"President Rajapaksa's regime tried to play China against India and India against China but it came a cropper," Wickramasinghe told India’s NDTV.

Responding to a question on pro-China stance of the Mahinda Rajapaksa-government, Ranil Wickremasinghe assured that the new government will have an even-handed approach to its neighbours.

"We are looking into all foreign contracts and local ones, and where there is corruption we will certainly ensure we take action whether it be Chinese or any other country," he added.

After civil war ended in Sri Lanka, the China's investment in the island nation surged to a whole new level during Rajapaksa government. The Chinese banks funded major multi-million dollar infrastructure projects, including building a port city close to Colombo.

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Bernard D Saturday, 17 January 2015 09:15 PM

The port city must come to an end and the tall tower as well we are islanders blessed with natural beauty and that is what we are selling to visitors.

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Dan Saturday, 17 January 2015 09:23 PM

For RW there is no option than be close to India as India played a major role in ousting MR. The issue here is not whether RW is right or MR is right, what is good for Sri Lanka and for its rapid Socio-Economic development...As citizens of this Country, we are so grateful to China for supporting all those projects, if not we may still have to spend 03 hours to reach Galle......

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Henry Monday, 19 January 2015 11:46 AM

Get much closer to the bullying big brother as you ever wished, but refrain in demarcating our country to two.

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