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Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China

A man eats a meal outside his shanty in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty and shortages of basic supplies, Amnesty International said in a statement Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A woman sits by the fireplace at meal time in a shanty in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty and shortages of basic supplies, Amnesty International said in a statement Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A father and son share a meal at their shanty in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. International creditors should provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty and shortages of basic supplies, Amnesty International said in a statement Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) This handout photo taken and provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan shows Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe, left, shakes hands with Japan's Emperor Naruhito during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (The Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP) Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)