Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-22 22:01:43 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 426F3FE0A58FBE8B1E71E02190B4019D8BFE90086225D7FD2B0E55A219CF4356
Participant Details
Original Note:
This is misleading and another anti-American propaganda. There's no proof US did a color revolution in Sri Lanka and the IMF did not debt trap the country. However, they have been reports of China debt-trapping the nation and even seizing a sea port there. https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/sri-lankas-economic-crisis-debt-restructuring-efforts-2024-04-16/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/07/sri-lankas-debt-restructuring-deal-economic-relief-or-creditor-windfall/#:~:text=These%20creditor%20groups%20are%20the,(%2414.2%20billion)%3B%20China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_economic_crisis_(2019–present) https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Asia-Insight/Sri-Lanka-s-China-debt-trap-fears-grow-as-Beijing-keeps-investing https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world/asia/china-sri-lanka-port.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambantota_International_Port#:~:text=Under%20the%202017%20agreement%2C%20Sri,billion%20investment%20into%20the%20port. https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/asia/sri-lanka-hands-over-port-to-china-to-pay-off-debt-1.684606
All Note Details