Kadirgamar, who arrived here on Sunday as guest of Tang on a four-day 'working visit,' will hold high-level talks with the Chinese side on bilateral issues. He is scheduled to meet with Chinese premier Zhu Rongji.``The Chinese side will use this opportunity to try and brainwash the Sri Lankan side on the new threat posed by India after the recent 'provocative' nuclear tests,'' sources said. ``While the visit was planned earlier, it comes at a time when the Lankan foreign minister is reported to have said that Colombo was not opposed to New Delhi becoming a nuclear power,'' they noted. Kadirgamar has also reportedly criticised the west for imposing punitive sanctions on India for conducting nuclear tests. Following these remarks, media reports said that theUnited States had sought clarification from Sri Lanka about Colombo's position on the nuclear tests.