Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Champika Ranawaka speaks after the signing of the tripartite agreement, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 12, 2016. Sri Lanka and China on Friday signed a tripartite agreement to proceed with the construction of a mega multi billion dollar port city project in capital Colombo. The agreement was signed between Sri Lanka's Urban Development Authority, the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development and the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). (Xinhua/Huang Haimin)