China says will provide humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Sri Lanka, but silent on debt rescheduling

China says will provide humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Sri Lanka, but silent on debt rescheduling Beijing, Apr 20: After weeks of dithering to respond to calls for help from crisis-hit Sri Lanka, China, whose large loans and investments to the island nation led to allegations of debt diplomacy, has said it will provide "emergency humanitarian assistance" to Colombo, but remained silent on its plea for debt rescheduling. The Chinese government has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka to help the country cope with the current difficulties, Xu Wei, a spokesperson for China International Development Cooperation Agency, said….