BANGKOK -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will wrap up his inaugural visit to China Friday after securing a landmark investment deal that can help his country's struggling economy, while adding value to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the strategically-located island.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan 15. (Pool photo/AP)
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