In response to the claim of the United States and the West that the Belt and Road has caused a debt trap, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Gunawardena said in an interview with reporters: This argument has been around for many years, but in my mind China is a great country, which has proved to the world with its own actions that many development problems can be solved.

He also said that China is an important contributor to world economic growth, and the Belt and Road provides a solid foundation for the lives of billions of people around the world. Editor/Xu Shengpeng