FILE PHOTO: The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Specilaized Hospital is seen in this outdoor view taken in Polannaruwa, Sri Lanka, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Shihar Aneez
POLONARRUWA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Amid the lush paddy fields of central Sri Lanka, a large, state-of-the-art hospital rises between the cranes and cement mixers.
Its perimeter walls are adorned with pictures of China's president Xi Jinping and prime minister Li Keqiang, along with Sri Lankan leaders hailing the $67 million (51.8 million pounds) gift from Beijing.
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