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China’s ‘spy ship’ visit to Sri Lanka symbolises looming Sino-Indian maritime competition
Posted By Nick Danby on September 28, 2022 @ 06:00
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[1] dock: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-china-submarine/chinese-submarine-docks-in-sri-lanka-despite-indian-concerns-idUSKBN0IM0LY20141102
[2] accord: https://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/IN%20LK_870729_Indo-Lanka%20Accord.pdf
[3] called: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/16/chinese-survey-ship-docks-in-sri-lanka-after-diplomatic-standoff
[4] brushed off: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/world/asia/sri-lanka-chinese-ship-india.html.
[5] standard procedure: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Sri-Lanka-caught-between-China-and-India-over-Beijing-s-spy-ship
[6] achieved: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cmsi-maritime-reports/13/
[7] control: https://www.csis.org/analysis/game-loans-how-china-bought-hambantota
[8] debt-trap diplomacy: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/china-losing-ground-sri-lanka
[9] dishes: https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/curious-case-of-yuan-wang-5-india-must-be-prepared-for-growing-chinese-footprints-in-indian-ocean-region-5820943.html
[10] defer: https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/india-and-china-engage-in-war-of-words-over-sri-lanka/
[11] tried pleasing everyone: https://maritime-executive.com/article/sri-lanka-reverses-decision-permitting-china-s-naval-vessel-to-visit
[12] term: https://www.stimson.org/2020/sino-indian-maritime-competition-shadow-fighting-in-the-indian-ocean/
[13] conflict: https://amti.csis.org/security-implications-chinas-military-indian-ocean/
[14] Djibouti: https://www.cfr.org/blog/chinas-strategy-djibouti-mixing-commercial-and-military-interests
[15] Seychelles: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/china-goes-to-seychelles/
[16] Oman: https://www.c3sindia.org/post/the-duqm-port-oman-and-the-three-global-powers-china-usa-and-india-by-arjun-gidwani
[17] projects: https://www.economist.com/asia/2022/08/18/the-rising-prominence-of-the-indian-ocean-worries-the-countries-in-it
[18] Cambodia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/07/chinese-military-to-have-exclusive-use-of-parts-of-cambodian-naval-base-ream-gulf-of-thailand
[19] Pakistan: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/chinas-geopolitical-gambit-gwadar
[20] Bangladesh: https://tfipost.com/2022/04/with-access-to-chittagong-port-bangladesh-and-india-put-the-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-chinas-string-of-pearls/
[21] deployed: http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2022-05/19/content_4911166.htm
[22] dissipated: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_48815.htm
[23] reliable security support: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FP_20200615_chinas_indian_ocean_ambitions_white-1.pdf
[24] US$12 billion: https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/india-strengthens-its-position-in-sri-lanka-vis-a-vis-rival-china/
[25] US$4 billion: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/16/world/asia/sri-lanka-chinese-ship-india.html
[26] giving: https://www.csis.org/npfp/rising-india-indian-ocean-needs-strong-navy
[27] resources: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/03/16/india-china-indian-ocean-00017520