TOKYO -- The U.S. abruptly withdrew $480 million in infrastructure aid to Sri Lanka in an apparent rebuke against the island's growing economic ties with China, but the recent move will likely bring the two Asian countries even closer together.
International relations
US yanks $480m aid to Sri Lanka with eye on China
Grant cancellation seen pushing Indian Ocean nation closer to Beijing
Plans to upgrade roads in Sri Lanka and modernize its bus network were part of the U.S. aid package. (Photo by Makoto Okada)
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