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Sri Lanka follows an independent foreign policy, will never bend to outside pressures, Chinese media quoted Mr. Rajapaksa.

A group of four countries known as Quad – Australia, India, Japan and the US – has been propagating for the IPS for allegedly containing the influence of China through its Belt and Road Initiative in the region with a declared focus on advancing common vision of the four countries of a ‘free, open, inclusive, peaceful and secure’ Indo-Pacific region, according to diplomatic sources. Dignitaries from Australia, Japan and the US often push for Bangladesh’s engagement in the IPS, while the Bangladesh government is unwilling to engage in rivalries among powerful countries at regional an...

Defence Minister calls to resist ‘powers outside the region setting up alliances’

China pushes defence ties with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Updated: Updated: Defence Minister calls to resist ‘powers outside the region setting up alliances’ Share Article AAA Sri lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left) with China’s Minister of Defence General Wei Fenghe in Colombo on Wednesday.   | Photo Credit: Presidential Media Division/Special Arrangement Defence Minister calls to resist ‘powers outside the region setting up alliances’ China’s Minister of Defence Wei Fenghe, visiting Bangladesh and Sri Lanka this week, has called on countries in the neighbourhood to resist �...

Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe on Wednesday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and discussed ways to further cement bilateral ties, including defence cooperation and post-pandemic economic recovery.  The Chinese defence minister arrived here along with a high-level delegation on Tuesday on a two-day official visit after he made a brief trip to Bangladesh.