China says NYT report full of political prejudice; factually inconsistent

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China said in a statement that it has noticed the New York Times article published on 25 June, as well as the clarifications and responses by various parties from Sri Lanka, saying it is full of political prejudice and completely inconsistent with the facts.

The Embassy stressed that China has always been pursuing a friendly policy towards Sri Lanka, firmly supporting the latter’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and opposing any country’s interference in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. 

“It is encouraging that all sectors of the Sri Lankan society highly appreciate China’s tremendous support and selfless assistance for ending the civil war, and post-war reconstruction in the island nation,” said the statement issued by the Chief of Political Section of the Embassy Luo Chong. 



It said that, despite any interference from a third party, China would like to work together with Sri Lanka to actively implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, and concentrate unwaveringly on their fixed goals, and continuously promote the pragmatic co-operations under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiatives, following the ‘golden rule’ of “extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits”, to better benefit the two countries and the two peoples.