Schools, stadiums or airports help the presidents of countries that receive cash from Beijing tighten their grip on power
Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka’s prime minister, with the Chinese president Xi Jinping after launching a project to construct a $1.4 billion port city on an artificial island off Colombo.Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was Sri Lanka’s prime minister, with the Chinese president Xi Jinping after launching a project to construct a $1.4 billion port city on an artificial island off Colombo.
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