Dinesh praises the Belt and Road Initiative of China

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that despite Western countries continuing to smear the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a "debt trap," China is focusing on its own development path by ‘moving forward step by step’ while helping other countries create success stories of their own.

In a discussion with the CGTN news agency, the PM further mentioned that China has proven to the world that many developmental challenges can be solved.

He also expressed that China is a major contributor to global economic growth, and the BRI has provided solid foundations for the lives of billions of people worldwide.

Gunawardena stated that this debate has been going on over the years, adding that China is an economically powerful nation that cannot be ignored by any country in the world today.

"Of course, this debate has been going on over the years. But China, in my mind, is a great nation, an economically powerful nation that cannot be ignored by any country in the world today."