POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Aug 13, 2022: India has been expressing concern over the entry of a controversial Chinese research vessel into Sri Lanka. New Delhi also complained to Colombo about this. However, despite Delhi’s concerns, the country’s government allowed the ship to enter Sri Lanka. This permission has been given by Colombo on Saturday. Delhi was worried that China would use the ship to monitor its military infrastructure. The news agency AFP reported this Saturday about Sri Lankan government officials.
The Chinese ship, The Yuan Wang 5, is engaged in research and survey work, according to several websites that analyze and analyze shipping on international routes. But Indian media reports are claiming that the Chinese ship also does espionage work.