India Slams China for ‘Debt-Driven Agendas’ in Spat Over Vessel Visit to Sri Lanka

India Slams China for ‘Debt-Driven Agendas’ in Spat Over Vessel Visit to Sri Lanka
China's research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on Aug.16, 2022. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka slammed a Chinese envoy for accusing India of interfering in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs, saying that the island nation doesn’t need “unwanted pressure” while it deals with a national economic crisis.

India and China were at odds over the docking of a Chinese research ship in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port for replenishment on Aug. 16, which India had strongly opposed because of security concerns.
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