India is the most powerful country in South Asia. Like China, it has a long history and a population of over 654.38 billion. Indian always likes to compete with China. Under the nose of India, there is a small country that is often overlooked. It is Sri Lanka. Under the great pressure from India, they have kept close contact with China. Sri Lanka and India are both colonies of the British Empire. But after the independence of the two countries, India has been trying to annex Sri Lanka, which has secretly caused many problems to Sri Lanka!
Sri Lanka used to be active in a very powerful terrorist organization-the "Tiger" organization. The members of LTTE are Indians who were brought to Sri Lanka by Britain. They held great resentment against the Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka and established LTTE to seize power. There is nothing Sri Lanka can do about LTTE. At this time, India vowed to help Sri Lanka "suppress bandits." However, it never occurred to me that LTTE became more and more rampant after the arrival of Indian troops!
In fact, India's attitude towards LTTE is very ambiguous. After all, he is Indian! If Sri Lanka completely annihilates the tiger, India will be difficult to control. For India, chaotic Sri Lanka is the best! So the Indian army was absent-minded when fighting in Sri Lanka. On the other hand, the Indian army is really no match for LTTE in terms of combat effectiveness!
The guerrilla warfare strategy adopted by LTTE is so elusive that the Indian army cannot cope with it at all. In the end, the Indian army was defeated several times, and Sri Lanka had to turn to China for help. Our army is good at guerrilla warfare. Based on humanitarian principles, it assisted Sri Lanka with weapons and taught them guerrilla tactics. Soon the Sri Lankan army won the initiative, and LTTE should not be completely eliminated in 2004.
In addition to military assistance, China has also given them a lot of economic assistance, which has deepened Sri Lanka's trust in China. For China, Sri Lanka is an important node of maritime trade, and they are also an important country in the Indian Ocean along the Belt and Road. Sri Lanka is very backward. Use some outdated military equipment, such as 8 1 assault rifle, J-7 fighter, Yun -8 transport plane and even retired warships, kill two birds with one stone.
With the aid of China, Sri Lanka leased Hambantota Port to China for 99 years. Hambantota Port is an important port in the Indian Ocean, and it has the title of Oriental Cross Road, but Sri Lanka cannot build it because of lack of funds. Leasing to China can help us build, and it also plays a vital role in the "Belt and Road" in China, which is mutually beneficial and win-win! However, India and Japan can't sit still. India is naturally uncomfortable with the port of China, while Japan relies on importing oil from the Middle East. Sri Lanka is the only way. If China cuts them off, it will be difficult!