U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Scott Nathan, left, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, center and Adani Ports chief executive officer Karan Adani at a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Nov.8, 2023. The U.S. announced a $553- million project Wednesday to build a new, deep-water shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)