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<h4>About Yasiru Ranaraja</h4>
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<div class="X_6MGW">Yasiru Ranaraja is a researcher on maritime affairs and BRI development. He graduated from Dalian Maritime University, and in 2016 was awarded the Chinese Government Scholarship to complete his LLM at Ocean University of China. He is <span aria-hidden="true">a Consulting Specialist at China International Economic Consultants Co., Ltd (CIECC) and a Founding Director at Belt & Road Initiative Sri Lanka (BRISL).</span></div>
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<p><em><strong>*Podcast intro music is from the song &#8220;The Queens Jig&#8221; by &#8220;Musicke & Mirth&#8221; from their album &#8220;Music for Two Lyra Viols&#8221;: <a href="http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html">http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html</a> (available on iTunes or Amazon)</strong></em></p>


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