1. Introduction
2. Sri Lanka and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road
2.1 The Unique Geograpical Location of Sri Lanka in the Silk Road
2.2 Strategic Considerations of Sri Lanka's Participation in the 21 st-Century Maritime Silk Road
2.3 The Attitudes of the New Sri Lankan Government towards the 21 st-Century Maritime Silk Road
3. Dynamics of the Sri Lankan Economy and Potential Macroeconomic
Risks
3.1 Basic Features of the Sri Lankan Economy
3.2 The Structural Problems of Sri Lanka's Economy
3.2.1 Sri Lanka's Fiscal Deficit Risks
3.2.2 External Debt Risks
3.2.3 Internal and External Imbalances and Risks of Policy Failure
3.3 Economic Policy Challenges for the New Government of Sri Lanka
4. Sri Lanka's Diplomatic Balancing Strategy
4.1 Sri Lanka's Relationship with India
4.2 Sri Lanka's Relationship with Japan
4.3 The New Government's Policy Shift and Implications for China
5. The Negotiation of Sino- Sri Lanka FTA
5.1 The Role of Sino- Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
5.2 The Negotiation Progress of the Sino-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
6. Behind the Interruption of the Colombo Port City Project
6.1 The Colombo Port City as a Flagship Project of the 21 st-Century Maritime Silk Road
6.2 Reasons of China's Port City Interruption
6.3 Prospect of the Colombo Port City Project
7. Conclusions
Referenees