The fresh president of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe faces an highly hard task – to get you out of a complete economical collapse. The country faces rampant inflation and shortages of power as well as food. We're moving out of gas. Financially, he is bankrupt at the mercy of global creditors. In the background is the geopolitical rivalry of powers, including China, for which Sri Lanka is an crucial component in expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific area. However, it seems that the current crisis is very bad news for Beijing.
