US–Canadian Energy Enterprise Accuses China of Hijacking Major Project in Sri Lanka

US–Canadian Energy Enterprise Accuses China of Hijacking Major Project in Sri Lanka
A general view of the port facility at Hambantota on Feb. 10, 2015. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images
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An American–Canadian enterprise is claiming that corrupt actors within the Sri Lankan government fraudulently helped Chinese state affiliates to hijack the company’s legitimate development rights and products for a clean energy project at the Hambantota port.

Canadian-based developer Greenlink Global Consulting Inc. is also calling for the U.S. Congress to approve the Eagle Act, which it claims will facilitate justice in such international cases of corruption. In July 2020, the company filed claims of $400 million in damages with the Sri Lanka attorney general.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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