China Demands Meeting Over Blocking Of Yuan Wang 5 Ship In Sri Lanka Port

China’s embassy has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities on August 8. The meeting was called after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port over raising concerns of India. The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ was to dock at the Hambantota Port from August 11 to 17,