Foreign media hype Chinese ships stopped in Sri Lanka, and the Ministry of Sri Lanka responded: This is normal

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] News about Chinese ships will stop in the port of Sri Lanka recently. The Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday that the Indian side will pay close attention to "the development of any situation that affects India's security and economic interests" and take all necessary measures to protect India's interests from infringement. The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense spokesman confirmed the news of Chinese ships on July 30, but he also said, "Similar ships from India, China, Japan, Australia and other countries come here to stop regularly, which is normal."

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According to the Hinduist, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Defense spokesman Hrate said that the Chinese science ship has allowed the Chinese science ship to stop from the port of Handon Tota from August 11th to 17th for fuel and other supplies. However, Hralt said that Sri Lanka often approved foreign commercial or military vessels in Sri Land. It is also based on this background to approve the suspension of supply of Chinese science ships.

Reuters said that India was worried that China would use Hangban Tota to "use it for India" for military use, so it has always been vigilant about the Chinese ships in the Indian Ocean. New Delhi TV stated that after the Chinese vessels stopped in Sri Lanka, they might go to the northwestern Indian Ocean to conduct research on space tracking and satellite operation monitoring, which may be one of the reasons why the Indian party was "alert". Anonymous sources said that India had proposed a "oral protest" to the Sri Lanka on the suspension of Chinese ships. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently responded to related inquiries of Reuters that China has been exercising the freedom of navigation of the sea in accordance with the law. It is hoped that relevant parties will correctly treat and report China's marine scientific research activities and do not interfere with normal and legal maritime activities.

Tian Shichen, the founder of the Shiji Think Tank and the director of the International Military Action Law Research Center, told the Global Times reporter that India has no right to draw any decision to another sovereign state. In addition, this also reflects that India is too sensitive. "Not only in China, it can be stopped by any country as long as the port of the port country. This is very normal. It is normal to meet the relevant laws of the state. "He said that Indian vessels will also stop in ports in other countries. They should not respond to such a legitimate and reasonable international passage. (Hu Bofeng Wu Ming)

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