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Govt will not allow Sri Lanka to be used as base for any threats against
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that government will not allow Sri Lanka to be used as a base for any threats against India, underlining that it is a "neutral" country and has no military agreements with China, Adaderana reported.
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China's aggressive approach in Sri Lanka's energy sector raises concern ab
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Due to its location in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has long been seen as a strategically significant nation by China. For this reason, Beijing has actively boosted its presence and influence in Sri Lanka over the years, especially in the energy industry, Daily Mirror Online reported.
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Indonesia worries about whether it might fall into Sri Lanka-like debt tra
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Indonesia is worried over the possibility of falling into a debt trap like Sri Lanka by China as the country has seen complaints about the decision to go with China over Japan to build a high-speed railway, reported Nikkei Asia.
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China's Belt and Road initiative loses credibility in Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to Nepali newspaper, the observers believed that the BRI's projects results in Sri Lanka and Pakistan has weighed heavily in Bangladesh PM's brain.
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India lashes out at Chinese Ambassador's views on India-Sri Lanka relation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): In a hard-hitting response to the remarks of Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Saturday that his views were a violation of basic diplomatic etiquette and maybe a personal trait or reflecting a l
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China 'spy vessel' reinforces its attempt to exploit Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 24 (ANI): China's unswerving manoeuvre to dock the Yuan Wang 5, missile and satellite tracking ship at Hambantota port in Sri Lanka despite the country's request to defer the visit of the ship amid security concerns raised by India and the United States might seem lik
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Chinese 'spy vessel' Yuan Wang 5 leaves Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 22 (ANI): The Yuan Wang 5, China's missile and satellite tracking ship which had berthed at Hambantota port in Sri Lanka, departed on Monday, media reports said citing the Harbour Master.
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China terms docking of Yuan Wang 5 ship at Hambantota port as normal excha
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 17 (ANI): China on Tuesday said that the docking of its Yuan Wang 5 ship at Hambantota port in Sri Lanka does not affect any country and termed at as normal exchanges between the two countries.
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Chinese spy vessel Yuan Wang 5 arrives in Sri Lanka, docks at Hambantota P
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 16 (ANI): Chinese research ship Yuan Wang 5 on Tuesday morning arrived and docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port, according to local media. The vessel is capable of tracking satellites and intercontinental missiles.
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Sri Lanka provides clearance to Chinese spy vessel to dock at Hambantota p
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Foreign Affairs Minister confirmed that the Chinese vessel 'Yuan Wang-5', widely believed to be a spy ship, has been given clearance to arrive at Hambantota Port on August 16.
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Sri Lanka allows Chinese spy ship to dock
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Saturday granted permission to Chinese vessel Yuan Wang-5, widely believed to be a spy ship, to dock at its Hambantota port, local media reported.
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India rejects insinuations on Colombo's move on Chinese spy ship visit, sa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India has rejected insinuations by China that it had exerted pressure on Colombo to defer the visit of a high-tech Chinese research vessel to Hambantota port and said Sri Lanka is a sovereign country and makes its own independent decisions.
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