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US does not seek conflict with China – Sullivan

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China and the United States, as two major countries, should be responsible for history, for the people and for the world, and should be a source of stability for world peace and a propeller for common development, said Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday afternoon.

Xi made the remarks when meeting with visiting Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People.

Xi pointed out that in this changing and turbulent world, countries need solidarity and coordination, not division or confrontation; people want openness and progress, not exclusion or regress.

Xi stressed that when China and the United States, two major countries, engage with each other, the first issue is to develop a right strategic perception, and they need to first and foremost find a good answer to the overarching question: Are China and the United States rivals or partners?

China’s foreign policy is open and transparent and its strategic intentions are aboveboard, both of which have been highly consistent and stable, Xi said.

China is focused on managing its own affairs well and will continue deepening reform comprehensively to further improve and develop the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics that suits China’s national conditions, Xi added, noting that China follows a path of peaceful development.

While realizing its own development, China is also ready to work with other countries for common development, and to jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind, the Chinese president said.

Xi also pointed out that China’s U.S. policy is highly consistent.

While great changes have taken place in the two countries and in China-U.S. relations, China’s commitment to the goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relationship remains unchanged, the principle of handling the relationship based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation remains unchanged, its position of firmly safeguarding the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests remains unchanged, and its efforts to carry forward the traditional friendship between the Chinese and American people remain unchanged, according to Xi.

Xi expressed the hope that the United States will work in the same direction with China, view China and its development in a positive and rational light, see each other’s development as an opportunity rather than a challenge, and work with China to find a right way for China and the United States, two countries with different civilizations, systems and paths, to coexist in peace and achieve common development on this planet, and work to maintain the stability of China-U.S. relations and, on that basis, improve and take this relationship forward.

Sullivan, the first U.S. national security advisor to visit China since 2016, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit to China.

He was invited by Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, to attend a strategic communication between China and the United States.

For his part, Sullivan conveyed the regards of U.S. President Joe Biden to President Xi, and thanked President Xi for meeting him.

He said that since the San Francisco summit meeting between the two presidents, the two sides have earnestly implemented their common understandings and achieved positive progress.

Saying that this round of strategic communication with Director Wang Yi in China was in-depth, candid, substantive and constructive, Sullivan reiterated that the United States does not seek a new Cold War, it does not seek to change China’s system, the revitalization of U.S. alliances is not against China, the United States does not support “Taiwan independence”, and it does not seek conflict with China.

The one-China policy of the United States has not changed, and it has no intention to use Taiwan as a tool to contain China, Sullivan added.

The United States hopes to maintain strategic communication with China and find a way for the United States and China to coexist in peace and for U.S.-China relations to develop in a sustainable way, according to Sullivan.

He added that President Biden looks forward to having communication again with President Xi soon.

Asking Sullivan to pass on his regards to President Biden, Xi expressed readiness to stay in touch with President Biden to guide and steer the development of China-U.S. relations.

(CCTV +)

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Teacher accused of molesting Kotahena schoolgirl sent on compulsory leave

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The Ministry of Education says that the teacher allegedly involved in the incident of molesting the schoolgirl from Kotahena has been sent on compulsory leave after receiving a police ‘B report’. 

The Secretary to the Education Ministry, Nalaka Kaluwewa, states that steps have also been taken to hold an internal inquiry into the incident.

Accordingly, the teacher involved in the incident will be placed on compulsory leave in accordance with Section 27:9 of Chapter XLVIII, Part II of the Establishments Code.

The Ministry also states that a preliminary investigation into the incident is currently underway, and that formal disciplinary action will be taken as soon as the report is received.

Furthermore, the Ministry has launched an internal investigation to determine whether any parties neglected their duties and responsibilities in connection with the entire incident.

On May 08, a group of parents and students staged a protest opposite the school in Bambalapitiya alleging that a teacher had sexually assaulted the student, which led to the girl’s death by suicide.

In this regard, the Ministry of Education had called for an explanation from the school’s principal.

In a previous statement, the Ministry had said that the teacher in question was transferred, and disciplinary action will be taken based on the investigations conducted by the police.

On the same day, Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj, stated that she had requested the parents of the Grade 10 student—who reportedly died by suicide following the alleged sexual assault by a teacher—to file a formal complaint with the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA). However, she noted that the complaint had not been filed as of yet.

The Minister’s comments came in response to allegations made by MP Mano Ganesan, who questioned whether government action had been delayed because the owner of the tuition center—where the student was allegedly verbally abused again after the incident—is affiliated with the National People’s Power (NPP).

(adaderana.lk)

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Divi Neguma officer sentenced to 20 yrs. RI for soliciting sexual bribe

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A Development Officer with the Divi Neguma Department has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige for soliciting a sexual bribe from the mother of a seven-year-old child suffering from kidney disease, in exchange for approving government financial aid for the child’s surgery.

The court ruled that the 20-year sentence is to be served concurrently over a period of 10 years.

The convict, Ruwan Pradeep Madushanka, was found guilty on four charges filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and was also fined Rs. 20,000.

Furthermore, the court issued an order stripping the convict of his civic rights for a period of 10 years. The Registrar of the High Court was instructed to notify the Election Commissioner and other relevant authorities that the convict has lost his civic rights, including the right to vote.

The judge emphasised that the offender, as a public servant paid by taxpayers, had a duty to carry out his responsibilities ethically. Exploiting a vulnerable woman by soliciting a sexual bribe—particularly under such desperate circumstances—was an aggravating factor that the court could not take lightly.

The incident occurred when the accused took the complainant to a hotel in the Tissamaharama area, where he was subsequently arrested by the Bribery and Corruption Investigation Unit on May 21, 2016.

(dailymirror.lk)

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2 suspects involved In Dan Priyasad murder, identified

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Two suspects involved in the murder of Dan Priyasad were identified during an identification parade held at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (May 09).
The identification parade was held following an order issued by Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawela.

The lawyer representing the suspects stated that the investigation was heading in the wrong direction.

He pointed out that the actual suspects are still at large while the two suspects identified are not involved in the shooting that took place.

The two suspects have been remanded until May 23.

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