Students and a teacher carry gifts of stationery provided by the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka. (Photos: Xinhua)

Hu Wei, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka, hands over a panda school bag to a student, at the auditorium of the Al Hidaya school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka.

Students carry panda school bags provided by the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka at the Al Hidaya school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

Students wait in line to receive panda school bags provided by the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka, at the auditorium of the Al Hidaya school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka.

Hu Wei, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka, hands over a gift to a student, at the auditorium of the Al Hidaya school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka.

Students attend a class at the Al Hidaya school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka.

Students are on their way home with gifts of stationery provided by the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 2, 2020. Over 700 students from 19 schools in Sri Lankan capital city have received gifts of stationery and panda school bags from the Chinese embassy to Sri Lanka.