Report on establishment of a Chinese naval base stirs Sri Lanka parliament
Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 11:16 pm SL Time,ColomboPage NewsDesk,Sri Lanka.
Nov 19, Colombo: A report in a Namibian newspaper that China is planning to establish 18 naval bases in in various Indian Ocean regions including Sri Lanka has caused a stir in Sri Lankan parliament today.
Tabling the report in today's The Namibian newspaper in parliament, Sri Lanka main opposition parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva questioned whether Sri Lanka has signed any such agreement with China.
Citing Chinese media reports, The Namibian said Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port is one of China's planned naval bases in the northern Indian Ocean in addition to bases in Pakistan and Myanmar.
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Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 11:16 pm SL Time,ColomboPage NewsDesk,Sri Lanka.
Nov 19, Colombo: A report in a Namibian newspaper that China is planning to establish 18 naval bases in in various Indian Ocean regions including Sri Lanka has caused a stir in Sri Lankan parliament today.
Tabling the report in today's The Namibian newspaper in parliament, Sri Lanka main opposition parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva questioned whether Sri Lanka has signed any such agreement with China.
Citing Chinese media reports, The Namibian said Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port is one of China's planned naval bases in the northern Indian Ocean in addition to bases in Pakistan and Myanmar.
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Quelle und vollständiger Artikel: www.colombopage.com
Hambantota - Chinese naval base
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