South Asia Diary: Colombo Lotus Tower opens to public outrage

The Colombo Lotus Tower, built with Chinese loans, opened to the public last week. Residents criticized the tower as a symbol of China's debt trap in Sri Lanka. What is the status of other Chinese white elephant projects in the country?

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[arre]

I love lotus tower its just so beautiful

[asleytamkei]

Tower built for tourism, , for etcera, , cymbal of progress, etc, success is the future.!

[deltaromio]

1. Please check first 3 days income after opening
2. Check the loan portion of China and what balance available to pay.
3. And see the possibility of this making a profitable venture, the brighter side. Better not to use geopolitical issues and negative comments, but constructive criticisms with facts and figures

[samdmharsha]

we're traps with India no with China... and we know about that.. so don't try to control Sri Lanka.... can you create some videos of un eatable rice donated by India?

[raguvrs]

INR 900 ? ? ?
DMK Ready to built A pen (130 m tall) for their memory of corruption king karunanidhi for INR 80 Cr... While our Tamil Nadu state in 6lakhs cr in Debt...if they decided to earn money political leaders don't bother about any level of Debt..

[gupta]

Bring back palki sharma she is the reason this channel grow very fast

[bhpriyangika]

A Singaporean company signed an agreement yesterday to make an investment of 1 billion US dollars. So is it still a failed, loss making project?

[isurudeshan]

Mr .WION now time to change your thumbnail And stop ugly geopolitics.

Yesterday Singapore company signed 1billion USD investment for this this to develop as entertainment area.

[taherajenz]

It looks horrible and a waste of money

[ceylonsciencelab]

Why these indian media alwaya hate sri lanka with china using debt trap?🤣🤣
main debt trap in Sri lanka is for fuel trap by india
For today, Sri lanka's no 1 loan taking country is I N D I A🤣😅

[asleytamkei]

B/s, , debt trap Chinea syndromatic, , what about debt trap India, , or debt trap American, , or debt trap European etcera?

[manjukasoysa]

There's no outrage, people are lining up and enjoying . Enough with your rubbish reporting 😵‍💫

[tyso]

No one ask them to take the contract
They love China and they want be like China well Chinese will take of it, but they most pay for it. With no complaints.

[dextermorganbloodspattersp]

That's why it's so UGLY and horrendous looking
It is a replica of an extremely UUGGLLYYY chini project
My condolences to Srilankan 🇱🇰
Next time go with an Indian 🇮🇳 design

BlessUp INDIA 🇮🇳 and Wion StaySafe 🦅🏆😎

[MaxSudu]

So sad about srilanaka 😔 rajapaksha and all family my mother county salee and eat all money

[asankadasanayaka]

Dear, Sri Lanka got debt trap because of left Wright commission mafia from MR, Rani, Maithree and no use of blaming to others since these guys looted SL very badly since last 20 years, investment should recover with in certain period rather than building fucking towers, ports etc
Malinda is a person who never let anyone to let go away without taking bribes and today you guys are enjoying benefits on fuel ⛽️ lines
Think twist see how other world leaders are moving towards the development

[Roshini-Vicky]

First comment but couldn't
Beauty without Brain is always waste 😒