China grips Sri Lanka with artificial island off Colombo

Development and legal framework draw 'one country, two systems' comparison

20191212 Sri Lanka China-backed island

Port City Colombo, part of China's Belt and Road Initiative, has given Sri Lanka hope that the project will eventually grow into "South Asia's premier residential, retail and business destination." (Photo courtesy of CHEC Port City Colombo)

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent

COLOMBO -- China, no stranger to building islands, has finished one off the coast of Colombo that gives Sri Lanka, a strategically located South Asian nation, the potential of erecting a futuristic business hub.

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