A dredger pumps sand to reclaim land just outside the Colombo port on November 23, 2016, as part of a $1.4 billion real estate development by China. The controversial reclamation was held up for one and a half years as the new government, which came to power in January 2015, placed the project on hold following environmental concerns. / AFP / ISHARA S.KODIKARA (Photo credit should read ISHARA S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)
