Concerns raised in Sri Lanka over Chinese surveillance ship traveling to Hambantota port


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The Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese research vessel en route to Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port, sounded alarm bells in Colombo when the country’s defense ministry said China was “trying to send a patrol vessel.” Sri Lanka Defense Ministry media spokesperson Colonel Narin Herath expressed similar sentiments, saying the country would allow the ship to dock as it is a non-nuclear platform. However, he said he was aware of India’s concerns. “China has informed us that it is sending ships into the Indian Ocean for surveillance and navigation,” he said. The Chinese ship is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on...