Is Sri Lanka's Left-leaning President Anura Dissanayake Pro-Beijing?

Name: Is Sri Lanka's Left-leaning President Anura Dissanayake Pro-Beijing?
Uploaded: 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min
Description: Dissanayake is a Marxist member of Parliament from Colombo. Dissanayake’s party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is known for its anti-India and pro-China leanings. In the 1980s, its founder, the late Rohana Wijeweera, spoke against what he called Indian expansionism and painted India as an ‘enemy’ of Sri Lankan interests.

2024 • 3min • International • Politics

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Dissanayake is a Marxist member of Parliament from Colombo. Dissanayake’s party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna is known for its anti-India and pro-China leanings. In the 1980s, its founder, the late Rohana Wijeweera, spoke against what he called Indian expansionism and painted India as an ‘enemy’ of Sri Lankan interests.