Ceylon & Sri Lanka Stamps Banknotes Coins, Lanka China (1)

Collection of Stamps and First Day covers for Sri Lanka (& Ceylon before 1972). Collectors items related to Sri Lanka - China.



China–Sri Lanka relations (චීන-ශ්‍රී ලංකා සබඳතා, சீனா-இலங்கை உறவுகள் are the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Historical and cultural ties between the two countries extend back hundreds of years.



Diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and China have been very close especially during Sri Lanka Freedom Party governments. In 1957, China and Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations. In 1996, then Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga paid a state visit to China at the invitation of then Chinese President Jiang Zeming. The two sides signed two agreements to enhance economic cooperation.



Sri Lanka is a major country on the String of Pearls which is part of the Chinese strategic initiative in the Indian Ocean, known as the Maritime Silk Road and is part of the bigger development strategy known as the One Belt, One Road.