Yuan Wang-5 Chinese 'spy' ship Yuan Wang-5 docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port despite concerns expressed by India
Chinese 'spy' ship Yuan Wang-5 on Tuesday docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port amid concerns expressed by the Indian government, local media reports confirmed.
"The Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5 reached the Hambantota Port this morning," Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper tweeted.
Breaking News: The Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5 reached the Hambantota Port this morning#China #lka #HambantotaPort pic.twitter.com/QK2SKfXRln
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) August 16, 2022
India is concerned that the vessel could spy on New Delhi's military installations.
Designated as a research stroke survey vessel, Yuan Wang 5 was built in 2007 and has a carrying capacity of 11,000 tonnes.
The Hambantota International Port is located just 250 kilometres from Colombo city.
The port was built with high-interest Chinese loans.
The Sri Lankan government struggled to repay the debt they had taken from China following which the port was handed over to the Chinese on a 99-year lease, reports ANI.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
