Bharat Rakshak

After Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Nepal is facing a hard time with the quality of Chinese infra products even as the visiting Nepali Foreign Minister was assured $ 15 billion grant assistance by China.

Amidst controversy and a diplomatic tussle between India and China, Sri Lanka on Saturday announced that it has allowed controversial Chinese vessel. Chinese vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' to dock at the island's southern-most port, the Chinese-run Hambantota. Described as a research and survey vessel, but alleged to be a spy ship, the Chinese vessel was originally planned to reach Hambantota on August 11 but its arrival was deferred following Sri Lanka's requested to postpone the arrival indefinitely. When Sri Lanka requested a postponement of the arrival, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin protested.

bala wrote:// looks like China is roughshodding the neighbors of India with promises of help and money.

Batch of Chinese aircraft sold to Nepal rust at Kathmandu airport
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After Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Nepal is facing a hard time with the quality of Chinese infra products even as the visiting Nepali Foreign Minister was assured $ 15 billion grant assistance by China.

Sri Lanka allows controversial Chinese ship to visit port
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Amidst controversy and a diplomatic tussle between India and China, Sri Lanka on Saturday announced that it has allowed controversial Chinese vessel. Chinese vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' to dock at the island's southern-most port, the Chinese-run Hambantota. Described as a research and survey vessel, but alleged to be a spy ship, the Chinese vessel was originally planned to reach Hambantota on August 11 but its arrival was deferred following Sri Lanka's requested to postpone the arrival indefinitely. When Sri Lanka requested a postponement of the arrival, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin protested.

// kinda pathetic to see china winning over despite India helping Sri Lanka. Our babus and politicos have to play the game in a ruthless manner otherwise India will be taken advantage.

bala wrote:// looks like China is roughshodding the neighbors of India with promises of help and money.


// kinda pathetic to see china winning over despite India helping Sri Lanka. Our babus and politicos have to play the game in a ruthless manner otherwise India will be taken advantage.

Pratyush wrote: How much of this is a result of politic ... sed by PRC. How much of this is a result of political and policy consensus in the host nation to use PRC to show a middle finger to India.

They always tell him that Sri Lanka is a mess because of Indian meddling.

Pratyush wrote:How much of this is a result of politicians being purchased by PRC. How much of this is a result of political and policy consensus in the host nation to use PRC to show a middle finger to India.

Whatever PRC extracts out of host nation's for this is acceptable.

For example, my BIL is based in Sri Lanka. Given his complexion they easily identify him as an Indian.

They always tell him that Sri Lanka is a mess because of Indian meddling.

Islamabad: Having made significant investments in the conflict-prone Pakistan-Afghanistan region as part of its hugely ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, China is planning to protect its interests in the two countries by stationing its own forces in specially created outposts, according to top diplomatic sources. China has been keen to expand its influence to central Asia through the Pakistan-Afghanistan route and has made strategic investments in the two countries.

Top diplomatic and security sources in Islamabad who requested anonymity for this report, believe that China's People Liberation Army is working at a war scale to establish military outposts in Afghanistan and Pakistan for what it claims would be smoother operations and expansion of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

According to a diplomatic source, the Chinese Ambassador Nong Rong has held meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto and Chief of Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa in this regard.

S_Madhukar wrote:Well looks like Lanka has decided to once again host Ravana raj. It’s their choice but we must mark our Lakshman Rekha. Chinese can easily flood these countries with money for commies and their agenda. We pay for aid and relief they will pay up all the politicians because people there are dumber than in India(can’t blame them considering the mess we were in). Best is we withdraw to our gates and action PM’s plan for the next 25 years. We have too much of Nice Guy Syndrome both inside and outside that leads to incoherence and emotional swings.

As Germany looks to strengthen it's presence in Indo-Pacific region, thirteen German military aircraft en route to Australia under the mission dubbed Rapid Pacific 2022.

The six Eurofighters and seven military transport aircraft were due to land in Singapore on Tuesday before travelling on to Australia under the mission dubbed Rapid Pacific 2022.

The fleet will take part in training exercises in Australia and Singapore before stopping off in Japan and South Korea on the way back to Germany, the Luftwaffe German air force said.

The Luftwaffe's first deployment to the region and comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and the West after China launched military drills around Taiwan following a visit earlier this month by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governed island.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said ties between India and China are going through a “very difficult phase” as he spoke about the Galwan Valley stand-off and Beijing's “disregard” for the border pacts. Jaishankar said the problem has not been resolved and that has been clearly casting a shadow.

He made the remarks while attending an event organised by the Indian community in Brazil's Sao Paulo during his first leg of a three-nation visit. He will also be visiting Paraguay and Argentina.

“We have agreements with China going back to the 1990s which prohibits bringing mass troops in the border area. They have disregarded that. You know what happened in the Galwan Valley. That problem has not been resolved and that has been clearly casting a shadow,” news agency ANI quoted the minister as saying.

Jaishankar also said a relationship cannot be a one-way street and mutual respect has to be there in order to sustain it. "They are our neighbours. Everybody wants to get along with their neighbour. In personal life and country-wise as well. But everybody wants to get along with on reasonable terms. I must respect you. You must respect me."

Pratyush wrote:That is a fantacy from a drug addled mind.


If this is here to spy on Indian military comms traffic. Then she has to listen and not emit.

Collect as much information as possible and then analyse it later.

If she is going to be used for satalite tracking and collection of telimetery data. Then she is not going to be effected by ground based signals.

None of the above requires a port visit.

The port visit is to tell India that Lanka is a PRC bitch. Which is more damaging to PRC them to India. Because the forces which were instrumental in removal of previous president. Can also compel the current and future regime to tell PRC to FO.

they are just going to be waiting for an opportune moment for action. That PRC has been stupid enough to wave a red flag in front of them.

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. The ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship 'Yuan Wang 5' ship was originally scheduled to arrive at the Chinese-run port on August 11 but it was delayed in absence of permission by Sri Lankan authorities following security concerns raised by India. On August 13, Colombo granted the port access to the vessel from August 16 to 22 on condition that it will keep the Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched on within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Sri Lanka and no scientific research to be conducted in Sri Lankan waters.

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Pratyush wrote:That is a fantacy from a drug addled mind.


The port visit is to tell India that Lanka is a PRC bitch. Which is more damaging to PRC them to India. Because the forces which were instrumental in removal of previous president. Can also compel the current and future regime to tell PRC to FO.

they are just going to be waiting for an opportune moment for action. That PRC has been stupid enough to wave a red flag in front of them.

Exactly. It can do its job in high seas where there is freedom of navigation. This is a message to India

1. That Hambantota belonged to it and SL cannot stop its PLAN or SSF ships from berthing there notwithstanding pressure from any other nation (in this case, two biggies, India and the US)
2. Between India and PRC, who really has more clout over SL

• Original berthing was announced for August 11 for 6 days, until August 17. When SL deferred this plan, it said that YW5 would berth for only 3 days. However, it eventually berthed for the entire 6 days.
• Unlike what the reports want us to believe, there was quite a party at Hambantota to receive YW5. SL President's representative, the Chinese Ambassador to SL and the Chinese CEO of Hambantota Port welcomed the ship along with a traditional Sinhalese dance. Speeches were made praising SL-China friendship. We now know that the ex-Naval Chief of SL spearheaded YW5's berthing. IOW, everything happened as originally planned except the berthing date was deferred from August 11 to 16.
• YW5's captain said, "We believe the ship's call at Hambantota International Port will deepen the exchange between China and Sri Lanka in the field of space science and technology and promote the common progress of the space industry of the two countries". The question is what space industry does China want to have with SL? I can only think of a permanent Chinese tracking station, probably built within the Hambantota Industrial Zone which China is building and has full control of. YW5's visit is to lay the foundation for that. We know how stealthily China setup a tracking station in the Patagonia of Argentina. We also know that it is a Chinese company which manages the SL GEO Comms Satellite
• China is also acquiring geo-synchronous communication slots, a scarce commodity, from India’s neighbouring countries such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and Bangladesh by offering to build and launch communication satellites on their behalf.
• Originally, it was announced that YW5 would spend two months in north west IOR. Now, SL says its next port is Jiang Yin. Don't know whether it is after those two months of sojourn. If it is simply going back to Jiang Yin, why did it come all the way? If not, would it come for another replenishment of food & fuel after two months in which case its next port of call could not be Jiang Yin? If it would not need replenishment, then why did it dock at Hambantota for six days without directly proceeding to its area of 'research' and then going back?

SSridhar wrote:Yuan Wang-5 (YW5) came to establish two things:

1. That Hambantota belonged to it and SL cannot stop its PLAN or SSF ships from berthing there notwithstanding pressure from any other nation (in this case, two biggies, India and the US)
2. Between India and PRC, who really has more clout over SL

Chinese spy ship left Sri Lanka but it portrayed an India plagued by chronic insecurities, anxieties and self-doubt

SSridhar wrote:That was a nonsense article as hnair says. Holes stitched together as an article.

Pratyush wrote:The Australians were making noises about Solomon Islands falling into PRC orbit would be an existential threat for them.

It seems that Solomon Islands are rapidly approaching orbital velocity for the PRC.

Taking umbrage to Chinese ambassador Qi Zhenhong’s remarks targeting India over the recent controversy over the docking of a Chinese vessel at the Hambantota port, the Indian high commission in Colombo slammed the Chinese diplomat for his violation of “basic diplomatic etiquette” saying Qi’s view of Sri Lanka’s northern neighbour may be “coloured by how his own country behaves”.

“India, we assure him, is very different,” said the Indian mission in a response on Twitter to Qi’s outburst against India in a signed article in a daily on Friday.

The high commission also hit out at China saying “opaqueness and debt-driven agendas” are now a major challenge, especially for smaller nations, and that recent developments are a caution.

“We have noted the remarks of the Chinese Ambassador. His violation of basic diplomatic etiquette may be a personal trait or reflecting a larger national attitude. His imputing a geopolitical context to the visit of a purported scientific research vessel is a giveaway,” said the high commission.
The Indian mission also reminded China that Sri Lanka needs support and not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies to serve another country’s agenda.

India’s scathing response followed Qi’s article in which he had said, while talking about the docking of Yuan Wang 5 research vessel, that external obstruction based on “so-called security concerns but without any evidence from certain forces is de facto a thorough interference in Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and independence”.

While Qi again didn’t name India, he said “any infringement on the national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka shall not be tolerated”.