The Chinese ocean research vessel XIANG YANG HONG 03 is heading to Male, Maldives after conducting a survey outside the Exclusive Economic Zones of India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives. This comes just three months after a similar vessel's visit to the Indian Ocean raised security concerns in India.
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A Chinese research ship arrived in the Maldives, global ship-tracking data showed, just three months after a similar vessel visited the Indian Ocean and sparked New Delhi's security concerns https://t.co/VUgkSBzrLC
A Chinese research ship is set to arrive in the #Maldives, global ship-tracking data shows, just three months after a similar vessel visited the Indian Ocean and sparked #India’s security concerns. #China https://t.co/tr2gXx0L4n
XIANG YANG HONG 03 the Chinese ocean research vessel appears to be en-route to Male, Maldives after completing a survey outside the Exclusive Economic Zones of India, Sri Lanka & Maldives https://t.co/J3eOMKxA07
The emergence of #China as a major naval power in the #IndianOcean, threatening Indian and British interests, has helped in paving closer defence ties between the UK and India, states @KartikBommakan1 https://t.co/NQjzbj5Tf3