New Delhi: A Chinese ship with satellite and missile tracking facility has arrived at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port this morning. On August 15, China said Sri Lanka had allowed its satellite and missile surveillance vessel to arrive at its Hambantota port on Tuesday, but did not give details of that conversation with Sri Lanka.
At the same time, when this ship landed at The Hambantota Port, India had expressed concern for its national security to Sri Lanka, due to which Sri Lanka was delayed in allowing the Chinese ship to land at its port. Earlier, the ship was scheduled to arrive on August 11.
India expressed concern about its security
According to India, this ship was shown as a spy ship. The spy ship can map the sea floor, which is crucial for the Chinese Navy’s anti-submarine operations. This Chinese ship Yuan Wang 5 was built in 2007, as a research and survey and has a capacity of 11,000 tons.
During this crucial visit to the major Sri Lankan port, it is likely to carry out satellite research in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean region, raising security concerns for India.
Sri Lanka has taken a loan from China
After the lease at Hambantota port, located about 250 km from Colombo, China built it against a loan given to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government struggled a lot to repay the loan taken from China, after which the port has been handed over to the Chinese on a 99-year lease and now the Chinese spy ship has landed at the Port of Sri Lanka.