China warmly welcomes President
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a four day official visit to China, arrived at the Beijing international airport yesterday morning to a warm welcome.
The President and the Sri Lankan delegation were received by Executive Vice Foreign Minister of China Zhang Zhijun, Deputy Director General of the Asian Affairs Department – Chinese Foreign Ministry, Sun Wei Dong and other Chinese officials.
The President is visiting China on an invitation extended by Chinese President Hu Jintao. He made the invitation during bi-lateral talks held between the duo on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum in Russia, last June. President Rajapaksa is scheduled to hold discussions with Chinese President Hu Jintao as well as the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during the visit.
He will also attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 Universiade held in the city of Shenzhen.
Courtesy: Daily News
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I fully endorse this Presidential Visit for closer ties with China, our dear friend, who helped us wipe out the LTTE for good, and help us build our long-neglected infra-structure in accordance with Mahinda Chintanaya – Idiriri Dekma/Gamana.
Boo to USA, UK, France and Norway our enemies!
I hope Our Hon President will discuss and sign a Defence Pact with China, to protect us against possible invasion by India, USA, UK and their evil allies, in the manner they invaded Iraq and Libya, on one pretext or another.
SL is of strategic importance to USA. That is why they subtly supported the LTTE and are now supporting the evil Tamil diaspora/LTTE for an eelam 2 resurgence. In the height of the Vietnam war, the evil USA supported the Pol Pot evil regime for vested interests. In like manner they supported the evil LTTE. They even tried to airlift them off SL at the last minute, but our valiant troops put-paid to US wicked plans. They are now seeking revenge from our dear President and our valiant defence forces.
With China and Russia to back us against the imperial evil West, we shall survive and progress in the face of declining economy of the imperial West, riots due to severe unemployment, poverty and hunger in the imperial West. Boo to them all!
With the blessings of Lord Buddha and the Tripitaka in the 2600th year of Sambddhatva Jayanthi we shall overcome all our enemies.
Well done, loans for developmemnt of white elephants at twice the normal interest rate. The Chinese have paid only 50% of the money for the Galle Face Green. Can the remaining 50% be given in greenback notes in a briefcase?
Nicholas, did you read the UNP spokesman’s statement on the loan for the Hambantota Harbour project and the deal related to the selling of Galle Face Green to the Chinese Company?
Shame on China.
I have been to view Hambantota harbour development. Phase 2 work is progressing. It was beautiful. Infra-structure building cost money. China lent the dough on easy payment terms favourable to us. Don’t believe all the false propaganda of the UNP and the anarchist JVP. Let the UNP put their own house in order first before criticising others.
Galle Face green needs development, along with the envisaged Greater Colombo city, with more shopping malls, office complexes and housing. In the manner China has re-planned, re-structured and developed their modern cities, our cities would also be developed for us by them on the same model, cities that we can be proud of.
This is progress. All kudos to our beloved President!