▁L anka , ▁including ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁and ▁P ali ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁country ' s ▁first ▁Conf u cius ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁Chinese ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁language ▁was ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kel ani ya ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Community ▁relations ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁after ▁Sri ▁L anka ' s ▁independence , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁community , ▁small ▁and ▁power less , ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁al ien ▁and ▁un important , ▁and ▁were ▁mostly ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank ans . ▁Old er ▁children ▁made ▁ins ult ing ▁rh ym es ▁about ▁Chinese ▁door - to - door ▁sales men , ▁while ▁parents ▁would ▁sc are ▁their ▁younger ▁children ▁by ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁sales men ▁would ▁kid nap ▁them ▁if ▁they ▁mis be hav ed . ▁Chinese ▁children ▁also ▁sometimes ▁end ured ▁ra cial ▁ta un ts ▁from ▁their ▁local ▁class m ates . ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁whole , ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁were ▁not ▁act ively ▁host ile ▁towards ▁their ▁Chinese ▁minor ity , ▁except ▁during ▁the ▁S ino - Ind ian ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Later , ▁the ▁infl ux ▁of ▁Chinese ▁workers ▁drew ▁concern ▁from ▁various ▁se ctors . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁Chinese ▁workers ▁rather ▁than ▁local ▁workers ▁has ▁prov oked ▁criticism ▁from ▁opposition ▁polit icians ▁and ▁area ▁residents , ▁and ▁even ▁thre ats ▁of ▁violence . ▁Some ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁media ▁reports ▁have ▁accused ▁China ▁of ▁using ▁conv