The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka accused the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka of severely violating diplomatic protocols during an interview with a local newspaper.

The Chinese Embassy said the Ambassador from a third country had openly played off China- Sri Lanka relations in the interview.

“While it’s always not surprising to see the US interfere into a sovereign country’s internal affairs, the general public is still astonished to witness its despicable attempt to manipulate others’ diplomatic relations,” said the Embassy statement.

Both China and Sri Lanka as independent countries have the full right to develop relations with foreign countries according to our own needs and will, it added.

https://www.newsfirst.lk/2020/10/06/china-accuses-us-ambassador-of-violating-diplomatic-protocols/