中华人民共和国政府和斯里兰卡共和国政府(以下各称“缔约一方”),愿为两国间的进一步经济合作,特别是在平等互利原则的基础上,为一国国民和公司在另一国领土内的投资创造良好的条件,认识到相互鼓励、促进和保护这类投资将有助于激励国民和公司经营的主动性和增进两国的繁荣,达成协议如下: The governments of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Parties”) are willing to work for further economic cooperation between the two countries, in particular on the principle of equality and mutual benefit, for the benefit of their nationals and companies in another country Recognizing that mutual encouragement, promotion and protection of such investments will help stimulate the initiative of nationals and companies and promote the prosperity of the two countries, the investment in the Territory has created favorable conditions for reaching the agreement as follows: