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As Maldives is heading closer to hold Presidential elections, the international community has raised concern over threat to liberal democratic norms under the leadership of President Abdulla Yameen in the island nation.
"The Maldivian crackdown on dissent is seen as a violation of free and fair elections, with the European Union announcing its plan to impose sanctions, ranging from travel bans to freezing assets if the Yameen Administration does not allow Parliament and the judiciary to function normally and independently", said Future Directions International (FDI), an independent, not-for-profit strategic research institute in Australia.
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A report by the Centre for Global Development stated that the largest Chinese investment projects include, a USD 830 million upgrade to Male's international airport which was originally granted to an Indian organisation and is on an island adjacent to the capital, and a USD 200 million bridge that will link the airport island with the capital.
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