Don’t take part in protests, China’s Embassy in Sri Lanka warns its nationals
India Today
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has warned its citizens not to take part in or watch any protests.
China, which has invested billions of dollars in Sri Lanka, has warned hundreds of its nationals in the country not to participate in any protests there, as it watched warily the fast unfolding crisis in the island nation where large masses of people raided the President’s palace and burnt the Prime Minister’s residence.
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo issued a notice on Saturday, reminding Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka to pay close attention to the local security situation and abide by local laws and regulations after the protests spread, the state-run Global Times reported.
It asked Chinese nationals not to participate in any protests, the report said.
The embassy reminded Chinese nationals not to participate in or watch any protests after hundreds of thousands of protesters stormed and occupied the presidential palace and set the Sri Lankan prime minister's private residence on fire in Colombo to demand the government take responsibility for mismanaging the nation's finances and for the crippling food and fuel shortages faced by the country, the report added.
The embassy also suggested that Chinese nationals be vigilant, stay safe, avoid going out, keep communication open and keep updated with the embassy's notices and reminders, it said.
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Hundreds of Chinese nationals reportedly work on various Chinese projects being built with billions of dollars of investment.
