Construction of the airport this article concerns was finished in 2009
2009 was when the civil war finished. The airport was completed in 2013[1] (although I don't think that is material to your point).
The issue isn't specifically the construction of the airport, it was more the leasing of the Hambantota port to China. That occurred in July this year and didn't seem to have any comment form the US State Department (as far as I can see) despite the US "Pivot to Asia" and the aggressive Chinese building in the South China Sea.
2009 was when the civil war finished. The airport was completed in 2013[1] (although I don't think that is material to your point).
The issue isn't specifically the construction of the airport, it was more the leasing of the Hambantota port to China. That occurred in July this year and didn't seem to have any comment form the US State Department (as far as I can see) despite the US "Pivot to Asia" and the aggressive Chinese building in the South China Sea.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattala_Rajapaksa_Internationa...
[2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/07/27/china-bu...