Sri Lanka meltdown exposes China loan policy: 5 things to know

Beijing could complicate Colombo's IMF talks as other borrowers watch closely

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.

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