因此，我們是融資失敗，在之前的投資者那裏碰壁之後，才將目光轉回中國。中國同意了，並提供了大量投資。當時，斯里蘭卡經濟形勢很好，可以説是相當不錯，我們是可以按期還款的。所以我個人認為，這種“債務陷阱”的説法，不過是誇大的不實宣傳，必須將其與現實區分開來。

So it was after a failure, or after having been rebuffed by our traditional funders, that we turned to China. And China came along and provided us with the funding. And at that stage, the economy was in a very good shape, reasonably good shape, and we could have met the repayment requirements. So I personally think that this debt-trap narrative, it's hyped-up propaganda, and we need to steer away from propaganda and reality.