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Chinese Ship That Docked At Sri Lanka Port, Leaves After 6 Days: Report
A high-tech Chinese research ship docked at the strategically important Hambantota port departed from Sri Lankan waters on Monday after a controversial six-day visit.
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China Not Allowed To Use Port For Military Purposes: Sri Lanka President
China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, apparently attempting to allay fears in India and the US about China's increasing maritime presence.
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China Says Its Ship Docking At Lanka Port Doesn't Affect Any Country
China on Tuesday said the activities of its high-tech research vessel will not affect the security of any country and should not be "obstructed" by any "third party," as the ship berthed at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port amid Indian and US concerns.
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As China Ship Docks In Sri Lanka, Senior Politicians Boycott Its Arrival
A Chinese research vessel docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.
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Chinese "Spy Ship" Docks At Lanka Port Amid Snooping Concerns In India
A Chinese ship with abilitiesto track satellites and intercontinental missiles docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port this morning amid security concerns expressed by India.
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India Delivers Dornier Maritime Surveillance Aircraft To Sri Lanka
The security of India and Sri Lanka is enhanced by mutual understanding, mutual trust and cooperation, the Indian envoy here said on Monday, as India gifted a Dornier aircraft to the Sri Lanka Navy to enhance its maritime surveillance.
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Chinese Ship Won't Dock At Lanka's Hambantota Port As Scheduled: Report
Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port authorities said the high-tech Chinese research vessel that was to dock there on Thursday won't reach the port as scheduled, according to a media report.
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Sri Lanka Confirms Talks With China Over Deferring Visit Of Ship To Hambantota
Sri Lanka on Monday confirmed that it has communicated to China to defer the visit of Chinese vessel Yuang Wang 5 to Hambantota port.
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China Asks India To "Stop Disturbing" Its Exchange With Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has asked Beijing to defer the arrival of the Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' which was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.
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After India's Concerns, Lanka Says Chinese Ship Will Port Only To Refuel
A Chinese military survey ship will visit a strategic port in crisis-hit Sri Lanka later this month only to refuel, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, after India raised concerns over the vessel's journey to the Indian Ocean island.
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Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port To Be Fully Functional By Next Year: Officials
The Chinese-built strategic southern port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka is set to become fully functional as a multi-purpose port by the next year, a top official of the company building it said on Monday.
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"Won't Allow Outside Influences In Sri Lanka's Internal Concerns": China
China would always respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and not allow any "outside interference" in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Says US Fears Of Chinese Military Base At Port Are "Imaginary"
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has rejected US' claim that China might set up a "forward military base" at a strategic port it has leased to the communist nation, describing it as "imaginary".
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Japan Wants Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port To Be Military Free
Japan wants Sri Lanka's southern Hambantota port to be "free of military activities", the visiting Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onedera has said amid concerns in the region over the leasing of the facility to China.
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China's Rise As Global Power A Fact Of Life, Says Former Foreign Secretary
Stating that the rise in China's power globally is a "fact of life", former foreign secretary S Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India has to deal with the country with a "different mindset and a stronger resolve".
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Chinese Ship That Docked At Sri Lanka Port, Leaves After 6 Days: Report
A high-tech Chinese research ship docked at the strategically important Hambantota port departed from Sri Lankan waters on Monday after a controversial six-day visit.
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China Not Allowed To Use Port For Military Purposes: Sri Lanka President
China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, apparently attempting to allay fears in India and the US about China's increasing maritime presence.
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China Says Its Ship Docking At Lanka Port Doesn't Affect Any Country
China on Tuesday said the activities of its high-tech research vessel will not affect the security of any country and should not be "obstructed" by any "third party," as the ship berthed at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port amid Indian and US concerns.
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As China Ship Docks In Sri Lanka, Senior Politicians Boycott Its Arrival
A Chinese research vessel docked at Sri Lanka's Chinese-run southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities.
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Chinese "Spy Ship" Docks At Lanka Port Amid Snooping Concerns In India
A Chinese ship with abilitiesto track satellites and intercontinental missiles docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port this morning amid security concerns expressed by India.
-
India Delivers Dornier Maritime Surveillance Aircraft To Sri Lanka
The security of India and Sri Lanka is enhanced by mutual understanding, mutual trust and cooperation, the Indian envoy here said on Monday, as India gifted a Dornier aircraft to the Sri Lanka Navy to enhance its maritime surveillance.
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Chinese Ship Won't Dock At Lanka's Hambantota Port As Scheduled: Report
Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port authorities said the high-tech Chinese research vessel that was to dock there on Thursday won't reach the port as scheduled, according to a media report.
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Sri Lanka Confirms Talks With China Over Deferring Visit Of Ship To Hambantota
Sri Lanka on Monday confirmed that it has communicated to China to defer the visit of Chinese vessel Yuang Wang 5 to Hambantota port.
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China Asks India To "Stop Disturbing" Its Exchange With Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has asked Beijing to defer the arrival of the Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' which was scheduled to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17.
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After India's Concerns, Lanka Says Chinese Ship Will Port Only To Refuel
A Chinese military survey ship will visit a strategic port in crisis-hit Sri Lanka later this month only to refuel, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, after India raised concerns over the vessel's journey to the Indian Ocean island.
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Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port To Be Fully Functional By Next Year: Officials
The Chinese-built strategic southern port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka is set to become fully functional as a multi-purpose port by the next year, a top official of the company building it said on Monday.
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"Won't Allow Outside Influences In Sri Lanka's Internal Concerns": China
China would always respect Sri Lanka's sovereignty and not allow any "outside interference" in its internal affairs, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka Says US Fears Of Chinese Military Base At Port Are "Imaginary"
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has rejected US' claim that China might set up a "forward military base" at a strategic port it has leased to the communist nation, describing it as "imaginary".
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Japan Wants Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port To Be Military Free
Japan wants Sri Lanka's southern Hambantota port to be "free of military activities", the visiting Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onedera has said amid concerns in the region over the leasing of the facility to China.
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China's Rise As Global Power A Fact Of Life, Says Former Foreign Secretary
Stating that the rise in China's power globally is a "fact of life", former foreign secretary S Jaishankar on Friday asserted that India has to deal with the country with a "different mindset and a stronger resolve".
