- Tuesday, April 16, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
COLOMBO: NO NEED TO FEAR NAVAL BASE RELOCATION SRI LANKA is shifting a naval base to a port built and controlled by China, it said on Monday (2), a move that will strengthen security at a harbour that foreign powers fear China could use for military purposes. The base, currently in the tourist district of Galle, will be moved 125 km (80 miles) east along Sri Lanka’s southern coast to Hambantota, nearer a main shipping route between Asia and Europe. The $1.5 billion (£1.1bn) deepwater port is likely to play a major role in China’s “Belt and Road” initiative and…
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