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Ahead of his visit, Ban has called on the two nations to reach a "mutually acceptable solution”.
An editorial in Global Times on Friday questioned the western narrative on the attack as revolving around “press freedom”.
Many Sri Lankans have been frustrated in recent years by allegations of economic nepotism favoring the president's family.
France is involved in US-led strikes against ISIL fighters in Iraq.
The Chinese remarks came ahead of US secretary of state, John Kerry’s visit to India on Saturday.
The unions are protesting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to privatize the state monopoly fearing job losses.
Venezuela has already secured more than $20 billion in investment from China ahead of the CELAC meet.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said “it is an unacceptable attack on press freedom, a fundamental value of democratic societies”.
A Reuters poll indicates that China would fail to reach the government's 7.5 per cent full-year target in 2014.
