Here are the key leaders joining the Belt and Road forum and their wish lists to Beijing
China is hosting its third international forum centered around President Xi Jinpingโs signature policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, which over the past 10 years has built infrastructure across continents, burdening some smaller countries with debt.
Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
Sri Lankaโs president says he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian countryโs intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.
Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation
Sri Lankaโs new president says his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster.
Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters
International human rights groups have urged Sri Lankaโs new president to immediately order security forces to cease use of force against protesters after troops and police cleared their main camp following months of demonstrations over the countryโs economic meltdown.
Sri Lanka president, PM to resign after tumultuous protests
Sri Lankaโs president and prime minister have both agreed to resign after the countryโs most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officialsโ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nationโs severe economic crisis.
Sri Lankan students demand government resign over crisis
Thousands of students from state universities have marched in Sri Lankaโs capital to demand the president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies and disrupted peopleโs livelihoods and education.
Sri Lankan PM requests patience as UN calls for relief funds
Sri Lankaโs prime minister says the United Nations has arranged a worldwide appeal to help the island nation cope with critical shortages of food, fuel and medicines, but the projected funds barely scratch the surface of the $6 billion it needs to stay afloat over the next six months.