After India questioned the "real purpose," Sri Lanka asked China to "defer" the arrival of the spy ship Yuan Wang 5
Following India's concerns regarding the "true objective" of the journey, Sri Lanka has asked China to postpone the arrival of its surveillance ship Yuan Wang 5.
The Yuan Wang 5 is a dual-purpose spy ship that is used for tracking satellites and spacecraft as well as specifically for intercontinental ballistic missile launches. It is a third-generation tracking ship from the Yuan Wang Series that was created by China's 708 Research Institute and entered service on September 29, 2007.
It is an extremely advanced missile range instrumentation ship equipped with the best electronic and antenna technology to enable the launching and tracking of missiles and rockets.
The aforementioned ship is scheduled to arrive at Hambantota Port on August 11 and remain there through August 17. A request for petrol and other supplies during the visit has been made to Sri Lanka.
After this visit, the Yuan Wang 5 will head to the Indian Ocean for additional study such space tracking and satellite operation monitoring, in accordance with the information already available.
The source had access to a letter in which Sri Lankan authorities requested that the ship's arrival be delayed "until further talks."
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs took use of the occasion to reaffirm its highest appreciation for the People's Republic of China's Embassy in Colombo.
Sources in the Indian government applauded Sri Lanka's action and urged China to respect other nations' sovereignty.
The source has previously claimed that there was a good chance the ship might be fitted with sophisticated listening devices that could gaze well into Indian territory.
They continued by saying that ISRO launch facilities at Chandipur as well as Indian navy sites on the east coast are all exposed in the event of such a vessel.
Sources claim that China timed this effort perfectly to take advantage of the economic turmoil in Sri Lanka and turn Lankan ports into Chinese naval outposts that the PLA might later employ. At this moment, they said, the Chinese are humiliating the Lankans in order to primarily spy on India.
