Chinese Spy And Survey Military Ship Yuan Wang 5 Docks At Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port

Chinese military survey ship Yuan Wang 5 arrives at Hambantota International Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer  

Washington Post: Chinese military ship docks in Sri Lanka over Indian, U.S. objections 

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Chinese navy ship at the center of a diplomatic spat docked in a southern port in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, marking a small triumph for Beijing over India and the United States. 

The Yuan Wang 5 arrived before 8 a.m. on Tuesday and will stay for three days, according to the Hambantota International Port Group. 

The ship, which reportedly carried 2,000 sailors, was welcomed in a traditional Sri Lankan ceremony attended by Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and Sri Lankan lawmakers. 

Footage from the event showed the dignitaries sitting on a red carpet in front of the docked Chinese military vessel while its crew held a massive red banner along a deck that read: “Hello Sri Lanka, Long Live Sri Lanka — China Friendship.”  

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WNU Editor: This is why India is raising an alarm over this Chinese navy port visit .... Why docking of Chinese spy vessel Yuan Wang 5 at Sri Lanka port is dangerous for India (India Today). 

Chinese Spy And Survey Military Ship Yuan Wang 5 Docks At Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port  

Chinese military ship docks at Sri Lanka port despite Indian concern -- Reuters  

Chinese 'spy ship' Yuan Wang 5 docks in Sri Lanka despite Indian concern -- BBC 

Chinese research ship Yuan Wang 5 docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port -- CNN 

Chinese survey ship docks in Sri Lanka after diplomatic standoff -- Al Jazeera