China sends military ship, not support to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka


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Team News Riveting Colombo, July 30 Instead of sending aid to Sri Lanka battling to overcome from the economic crisis, China is sending a Chinese military ship to a port near India. India worries that the Chinese-built and leased port of Hambantota will be used by China as a military base in its backyard. The $1.5 billion port is near the main shipping route from Asia to Europe. Sri Lanka formally handed over commercial activities at its main southern port to a Chinese company in 2017 on a 99-year lease after failing to repay the debt. According to shipping data...