On October 26, H.E. Ambassador Wei Huaxiang visited the China–Sri Lanka Joint Center for Education & Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the China–Sri Lanka Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Tropical Oceanography. He held discussions with Senior Professor P. A. Jayantha, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna, Professor Mu Mu, Distinguished Professor at Fudan University and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wang Weiqiang, Executive Director of the China–Sri Lanka Joint Center for Education & Research, on strengthening research platforms and deepening scientific and technological cooperation between China and Sri Lanka. Counsellor Tang Yandi, who is in charge of economic and commercial affairs, participated in the visit.

Ambassador Wei stated that China stands ready to further strengthen practical cooperation with Sri Lanka, make full use of existing research platforms, and deepen collaboration in marine science, climate change, disaster monitoring and early warning, and emergency disaster response. Such efforts will help enhance Sri Lanka’s capacity for disaster prevention, mitigation and emergency response, support the country’s sustainable development through scientific and technological cooperation, and bring tangible benefits to its people.