PoliticsChina's shadow looms large in Sri Lanka local election
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Large crowds at an election rally of Mahinda Rajapaksa's in Ampara town, some 350km away from Colombo (Photo courtesy of Office of Mahinda Rajapaksa)
MUNZA MUSHTAQ, Contributing writer
February 2, 2018 13:03 JST
COLOMBO -- On Feb.10, Sri Lankans will go to the polls to vote for their local representatives. But the outcome of these village elections will have much wider repercussions as they will ultimately determine if China will play a bigger role in Sri Lanka's development.