Sri Lanka crisisSri Lanka meltdown exposes China loan policy: 5 things to know
Beijing could complicate Colombo's IMF talks as other borrowers watch closely
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi watches as bilateral agreements are exchanged with Sri Lanka in Colombo in January. © AP
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent
BANGKOK -- China's economic stakes in Sri Lanka are in focus as the bankrupt South Asian nation scrapes the last of its usable foreign reserves. By late April those funds had shrunk to $50 million, a government minister revealed to parliament in a rare moment of candor.