“The maldives exledare interrogated about the chinese loan”
“the Maldives expresident Abdulla Yamin has been called for questioning in the weekend of the agreements reached during his reign, many of whom were chinese infrastructure projects, said his party.”
“Yamin lost the presidential election in september. His successor, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has wanted to try to clarify the extent of the country’s construction boom financed with chinese loans.”
“According to the Yamins critics, several of the contracts were given to chinese companies heavily sugared, with the overcharge for projects such as a bridge that connects the capital city of Malé, the country’s largest airport. Police are investigating information that some of the transactions may have been illegal.”
“Yamin denies the allegations and highlight the loans that is necessary to fast on the Maldives’ economic development.”
“Östaten has become one of the theatres of the struggle for regional influence between India and China. During the Yamins time in power distanced his country from Delhi and approached Beijing.”
