Sri Lankan government has requested from China to defer the arrival of controversial satellite tracking Ship Yuwan Wang 5 until consultations are made , sources said. The dual-use Chinese vessel was expected to dock at leased Hambantota port on August 11 for the purpose of refuelling and would later depart on August 17.
However India expressed her security concerns over the Chinese military vessel and considering the Indian concerns the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka on August 6, Saturday has asked the China through it’s Sri Lanka envoy to defer the arrival of its satellite tracker ship Yuan Wang 5 .
According to the Indian reports India expressed worry about the Chinese spy vessel’s docking at Hambantota which can map the entire ocean bed critical to anti-submarine operations of the Chinese Navy.
“Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Colombo, the assurances of its highest consideration,” the Sri Lankan government stated in a release on August 6.
