Chinese spy ship won’t dock in Hambantota, says Lanka Rediff.com India News


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Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port authorities said the high-tech Chinese research vessel that was to dock there on Thursday won't reach the port as scheduled, according to a media report, days after India expressed security concerns over its presence in the island nation. Photograph: ANI Photo The harbour master for the Hambantota port says no vessel can enter the port without his permission, the newsfirst.lk website reported. Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship Yuan Wang 5 will not reach Hambantota Port on Thursday, it said. Last week, the Sri Lankan foreign ministry had asked Beijing to defer the arrival of...