China pushes Sri Lanka to sign FTA in guise of debt restructuring

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Negotiations for a possible FTA between China and Sri Lanka were launched in 2014 in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping and former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa when both sides continued to have several rounds of talks, Daily Mirror reported.

China had "awarded" Sri Lanka with a delayed response to its request for debt restructuring and now appears to pressure Sri La