A country declaring bankruptcy may sound like a fantasy, but it actually happened in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is like a geographically trapped beast, and behind it, there are geographical tigers wrestling in Southeast Asia.

A country declares bankruptcy. This sounds like a fantasy, but it really happened in Sri Lanka .

National bankruptcy, depletion of foreign exchange, explosive inflation, drug crisis, food shortages... People rushed to state agencies, and the president and prime minister announced their resignations one after another.

The shadow of turmoil has shrouded this country uncontrollably.

Sri Lanka is like a geographically trapped beast, and behind it, there are geographical tigers wrestling in Southeast Asia.

This once pearl of the Indian Ocean has now become dim, but there is no doubt that its strategic significance in blocking the busiest shipping channel in the world still marks its value.

In other words, this is the "Tang Monk Meat" that the "geographic tigers" are vying to feast on.

As foreign media lamented: "The turmoil in Sri Lanka has begun to reshape the geographical pattern of the region."

The geopolitical situation is complicated and confusing. The author dare not say who is behind it, but we may find out the correct answer based on Sri Lanka's past. It has exerted influence and can even be said to tear apart Sri Lanka's three geopolitical secrets.

The first secret channel is "geo-feed", which is the fertilizer needed for agriculture.

The old name of Sri Lanka is Ceylon, and the world-famous Ceylon black tea is a specialty of Sri Lanka.

Building a country based on agriculture is the best option for Sri Lanka. On the one hand, it has a superior geographical environment and on the other hand, it has a weak industrial base.

From the data point of view, more than 70% of Sri Lanka’s total population of 22 million depends directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood.

But in agriculture, Sri Lanka lacks one of the most important things: fertilizer.

The shine of this agricultural pearl depends on imported fertilizers, and imported fertilizers require foreign exchange.

The economic path of foreign exchange has turned into a path of geopolitical competition.

In order to get rid of its dependence on foreign countries, Sri Lanka has enacted legislation to completely ban the use of foreign fertilizers such as chemical fertilizers and pesticides. From a nationalist perspective, this motivation is understandable. However, from a practical economic perspective, it is tantamount to rooting out modern agriculture.

blocks the geopolitical tunnel and also blocks the country.

Since then, large tracts of farmland have been abandoned, rice production has dropped by 50%, and attempts at organic farming have become a farce.

The second hidden channel is "geo-foreign aid," that is, the invisible hand behind ethnic conflicts.

Sri Lanka was divided for a long time. There are many ethnic groups in this land, especially the Sinhalese and Tamils.

In 1815, the British conquered Sri Lanka and barely allowed the divided peoples of Sri Lanka to live together.

However, due to the "divide and rule" principle adopted by the British colonial authorities, they intentionally recognized various races and exploited different races at different times, thus deepening the barriers between various ethnic groups.

After the end of World War II, the British left the Indian subcontinent, and Sri Lanka became independent immediately. The national conflicts that had been suppressed by the colonists broke out overnight.

Since the Tamils ​​have a deep connection with India, the British were worried that if the Tamils ​​took charge of Sri Lanka, they would merge with India. Therefore, they supported the Sinhalese to control Sri Lanka.

The contradiction between the two major ethnic groups has thus become a geopolitical secret channel. Different geopolitical forces are tearing apart the already fragile order by penetrating into the country.

The third hidden channel is "geographic donation". To put it bluntly, it controls the direction of Sri Lanka through loans.

From the perspective of market economy , loans to Sri Lanka can be defined as investments. However, due to the special economic environment, this is destined to be a business that will definitely lose money economically and may not necessarily make money geographically.

India, which regards Sri Lanka as its own backyard, has provided loans of US$4 billion and is generous.

But when we look up, the current crisis that Sri Lanka is facing is not external forces tearing the country apart through geopolitical secret channels. How can we solidly integrate the inside when we are restricted by the outside?

The tragedy of Sri Lanka, to some extent, also foreshadows the tragedy of South Korea, Japan and other countries.

Although we believe from the bottom of our hearts that any country that truly cares about Sri Lanka should not add fuel to the fire with hidden selfish motives, but should actually extend a helping hand to help Sri Lanka overcome the crisis;

But in real geopolitics, I am afraid that is not the case. It would be so idealistic.