Govt. directly handles matter with Chinese Embassy

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The government has reportedly taken over the handling of the diplomatic issue regarding the Yuan Wang 5 ship directly through the Chinese Embassy in Colombo instead of going through the Sri Lankan mission in Beijing, Daily Mirror learns.

Sri Lanka asked China to postpone the port call of this ship following security threats cited by India.

The Yuan Wang 5, en route from the Chinese port of Jiangyin, was due in the Chinese-run Sri Lankan port of Hambantota on August 11.

It led to a diplomatic scuffle with India, which raised concerns that the ship's visit to Hambantota will trigger security threats.

According to informed sources, the Sri Lankan mission in Beijing has informed the government that the country will suffer dire consequences as a result of the indefinite postponement.

The government is now handling the issue directly with the Chinese embassy. (Kelum Bandara)

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Punchi Friday, 12 August 2022 09:26 AM

So this saga is not over. The China Chinese have this concept of “ loss of face” which they dislike. So to avoid this “ loss of face” they will try to compel Lanka to allow their spy ship that can be easily refuelled in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore without an issue. But the issue is not refuelling it is spying opportunity being denied

BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 12 August 2022 10:12 AM

Other than Singapore, both Malaysia and Indonesia never encourage Chinese Spy vessels inside any of their ports. Thus China does not endeavor to ask. This situation has been created by MR for continuously bowing down to Chinese demands during his tenure.

Gota Friday, 12 August 2022 09:45 AM

Already Sri Lanka suffering from financial loss. If it allows Chinese ship it will lose Complete support from the rest of world. There will be another revolution awaiting in Sri Lanka soon

Nihal Friday, 12 August 2022 09:52 AM

The so called FRIENDLY COUNTRY which never came to our help as India dis is now trying to bulky us into submission by threatening non cooperation in debt restructuring which will cause us problems in the IMF program.

Mizaru Friday, 12 August 2022 10:12 AM

Directly or indirectly who gave this ship to dock in Sri Lanka?

BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 12 August 2022 10:15 AM

We can allow this Chinese spy ship entry into Sri Lanka if China agrees to allow Revered Buddhist Prelate Dalai Lama to visit Sri Lanka.

ravi perera Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:15 AM

Sri lanka is an independent country , and a mainly buddhist one at that. Our coward politicians should not allow themselves to be bullied into not inviting the Dalai Lama. The Chinese communist, in the fantasy land that their minds live in , describe him as one of the worlds most dangerous men !!!!!!

BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 12 August 2022 10:23 AM

Sri Lanka should demand better behavior of China to stop firing live ammunition and exercises around Taiwan harassing a smaller nation similar to Sri Lanka to consider giving permission entry to this Spy Vessel.

M Fernando Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:10 PM

Yes. Sri Lanka should use it's considerable power over China to force them to stop firing missiles around Taiwan.. Given them one warning and say "or else...." They will surely bow down.

Lanka Patriot Friday, 12 August 2022 10:36 AM

Aljazeera Exclusive Investigation excerpts. "Agaléga islanders fear for future due to SECRET INDIAN NAVY BASE. Inhabitants of the remote Mauritian island of Agaléga fear expulsion, can see parallels with Diego Garcia. An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit reveals how, over the last two years, India has been building a 3km airstrip and two large jetties designed for military purposes". India is a threat to World Peace. India's illegal invasion of Sri Lanka gave precedent for USA's Bush, Obama to invade Iraq,Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and threw the geo political balance into Justifiable Contest by other equally powerful states. Hambantota is only a civilian port and can be used by all. So why all this breast beating and baying by India on a harbour to use by all on a busy sea lane and bring much needed foreign exchange to poor SL?.

K L L Fernando Friday, 12 August 2022 10:53 AM

This is tricky situation. I think that Ranil will find a way to overcome the situation.

Kaka Friday, 12 August 2022 10:55 AM

NOW HOW MANY DAYS OVER?? These over politicians are thinking about how to grabs the commission??? These politicians wanted only commission not citizens life !!

What a pitty Friday, 12 August 2022 10:59 AM

Lanka Patriot, I have never seen a worst meaningless idiotic comment like this anywhere in the world at anytime. You can make such comments only hiding behind a pseudo name.

Another Lankan Friday, 12 August 2022 06:20 PM

This is Sri Lanka, what's the problem with 'Lanka Patriot'. If you are so brave, why not publish all your details on your National card ID, as well as your mobile numbers.

Punchi Friday, 12 August 2022 11:07 AM

Mauritius is predominantly Indian, provided passports to those we consider enemies of our Sinhala Buddhist hegemony to travel around the word and end-user certificates to facilitate our enemies arms purchases. In my overseas travels, I may have seen a video of deceased PLOTE leader Uma Maheswaran being felicitated by Mauritius politicians on a visit there in the 1970s or 1980s

News Friday, 12 August 2022 11:15 AM

Because of Chinese loans many African countries are bankrupt and suffering. Srilanka needs friendship with all countries including China, but srilanka should know to limit China. During Rajapakse regime , too much space was given to China and today srilanka has become Chilanka

Save the nature Friday, 12 August 2022 06:49 PM

Yes totally I agree with you

allen selwyn Friday, 12 August 2022 11:26 AM

China should not be demonised. It was Sri Lanka that borrowed with their eyes closed and then proceeded to loot the money. This saga clearly shows that the Sinhala leadership operates on the basis of "Vaasipathata Hoyyaa". Their bluff and cunning is now coming undone. The Chinese will teach this lot a lesson that they will not forget for a very long time. A basic lesson, the lender calls the shots!

BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 12 August 2022 11:29 AM

@lanka patriot just one simple question, can a Sri Lanka warship or Sri Lankan Airways pay a friendly visit to any Taiwan Port or Airport respectively? At the same time, does Indian give two pence whenever Sri Lanka does those same activities with Pakistan? Patriotism is the last resort of a rascal.

Lanka Shantha Friday, 12 August 2022 11:58 AM

It seems some FM officials had been given with gifts including the FM. How come in one night Sri Lanka throw away its long run nonaligned status and supported on China policy? Some thing messy like the China fertilizer, and its fertilizer ship and the payment for the un imported fertilizer.

Kapila Fernando Friday, 12 August 2022 12:07 PM

To Lanka Patriot : it was Russia who attacked civilians in Syria with chemical weapons to help Putins buddy Assad.

China with love Friday, 12 August 2022 12:24 PM

Our govt in collaboration with China trying to hoodwink India and playing a double game will have to face the consequences sooner or later.

Choose for Lanka benefit Friday, 12 August 2022 06:25 PM

Our current government is new, but traditionally our MPs in past government look after their matters and wealth earning ahead of the interests of citizens. If our government hoodwink India for our benefit, then who internationally they play a double game with for our gains is no matter. Go for it government make India give us more than their citizens can afford, and when their citizens scream or protest India government give more than they should then we can trust India try harder. Otherwise our government do for us, with whomever you please to benefit us.

Observer Friday, 12 August 2022 12:58 PM

Sri Lanka getting indebted to China for massive loans taken is not China's fault. It is the idiotic President at that time who, accompanied by nearly 200 catchers including WW went on a joy ride to China to obtain the loans given without restrictions. Partly spent on meaningless white- elephant PROJECTS in Hambantota and on highways leading to those projects, the balance lavishly appropriated for themselves. Now no way of repaying those loans and people are suffering.

Another observer Friday, 12 August 2022 06:36 PM

Bravo Observer. Now also our government getting into new debt trap with Indian credit line. I don't see there is enough attention about the continually deeper debt we are getting sucked into with India.

jan Friday, 12 August 2022 01:19 PM

PAKISTAN AND CLEVER CHINESE MASTER MINDED TO MEET RESPECTIVE YUAN 5/FRIGATE AT TRINCOMALEE PORT BUT INDIA SMELLED RAT AND AFRAID

Manage Friday, 12 August 2022 01:57 PM

Srilanka is one of the state of india.How can china enter into an Indian state? Donot think too much. ŔAW will handle this situation very tactful.

Fathima Lai Friday, 12 August 2022 02:05 PM

I am confident RW will handle this.

Gayan Friday, 12 August 2022 02:19 PM

Let the ship comes and tell india to take on the ship if they see it as a security threat. Case closed.

Ram Friday, 12 August 2022 02:59 PM

Decide who we want. China or India. Recently it is India who helped us and china looked the other way when we couldn't pay their dues. Of course Indian help too came at a price when they gave us Russian fuel at a price getting it cheap

damodaradas Friday, 12 August 2022 04:03 PM

belonging to India...citizens know how our country operates...our country bharat always wants to keep neighbours under her thumb and create issues out of nothing...we huff and puff....sad truth is india will never catchup with China...we citizens of bharat should realise it and stop trying to harm neighbours like SL...paid agents are desperately defending our pathetic country....ashamed to see this

Jef Friday, 12 August 2022 04:35 PM

Chinese have come long way to lead the world very powerful nation with clever smart we'll educated politicians and officials to counteract any nation in every possible way our sri lankans have no chance but to play it very safe we have already have lost big time to china any more losses wil end up in timbattu...let India and Australia take care of Indian ocean game against any nation simple

Senior citizen Friday, 12 August 2022 05:34 PM

This highly sensitive issue should have been handled directly by the government in the first place. Regardless of how smart the Sri Lankan ambassador is the magnitude of the problem warrented the head of nation to resolve.

Amit Sharma Friday, 12 August 2022 05:40 PM

Sri Lanka is in Chinese debt trap...a sorry state....like many other Asian and African countries.... Bangladesh did a very sensible thing and they stayed away. Bangladeshi FM asked Dr. Jayashankar once during a summit that why countries should not allow Chinese investments which is available at lucrative low interest and this will help them to develop. Dr. Jayashankar replied that first countries need to think that do these countries really need those projects and do these projects are realistically going to deliver returns on investments?

Mahila Friday, 12 August 2022 06:03 PM

Lanka patriot, “Hambantota is only a civilian port and can be used by all. So why all this breast beating and baying by India on a harbour to use by all on a busy sea lane and bring much needed foreign exchange to poor SL?” Civilian port, what is military spy ship doing there?? Whom are we trying to hoodwink?? Must be a “Konde Bandhapu China” (‘Bundled Hair Chinese’)? Get real! 1. Food scarce for locals – Partial or Total Starvation staring Sri Lankans! How to supply or replenish Chinese Vessel stocks??!! 2. Fuel in short supply! “Fuel queues” and ‘power cuts’ in force?? How to refuel ship, depriving citizens’ being first choice??!! If 1 and 2 cannot be executed, How to earn foreign exchange in return??? Confined to being a Day Dream (Pipe Dream) Only! Pay=masters instructions which are Fool hardy!

suzuki Friday, 12 August 2022 07:28 PM

SL is acting like a whore and expecting to build a monument.

Mahendra Friday, 12 August 2022 08:16 PM

Lanka Patriot - Hambantota is NO longer Sri Lankan territory so SL doesn't earn any foreign exchange from it, China does! And Al Jazeera works for Taliban, need we say for?

RP Friday, 12 August 2022 09:10 PM

Good luck to the SL gov't. It needs all the help it can get. It's "Deja Vu" like the "Hippo Spirit" Chinese ship load of Toxic-Organic-Fertilizer. That ship refused to leave our territorial waters even after multiple requests and the Chinese Embassy even went further by blacklisting our People's Bank for not paying. At the end, the SL gov't had to cough up $7-8 Millions, perhaps more for nothing. Friends don't co-erce or dis-respect friends! Government's dire predicament is summed-up by our Mission in Beijing: It informed the government that the country will suffer dire consequences as a result of the indefinite postponement. Wow, scary!

GHT Friday, 12 August 2022 11:07 PM

China should teach a good lesson by withdrawing the future assistance to SRI LANKA immediately. Ask India any help, that they themselves A BEGGAR NATION, BEGGING CHINA for financial support many a times that the records prove. Sri Lanka must take a firm decision whether we go begging CHINA any support or BEGGAR COUNTRY INDIA should we go behind?

Mahila Saturday, 13 August 2022 05:30 AM

GHT, "Sri Lanka must take a firm decision whether we go begging CHINA any support or BEGGAR COUNTRY INDIA should we go behind?" Go behind china, past 5 months, April – August 2022 maintained STOIC silence on matter of restructuring Chinese debt Billions of USD!! Real help, solving the problem beset this island Starvation and queues and IMF assistance??!! Good luck. Offered more poisonous loan to repay the current loan (Poison!). Fearing that, 20 other countries fed POISON, - Belt

Mahila Saturday, 13 August 2022 05:36 AM

GHT, When starving repeat the great Messiah’s (Mynah’s) Lies!!?? Hunger would Vanish Pronto??!! People world over are fast realising, what depraved ‘marauder, the Chinese nation and Xi are??? Are you real and in this world?? India has the fastest growing GDP at the moment and projected to overtake China by 2030 in rate of growth??!! Some of the individual states in India have much faster growth than China?? Do you have a "SPECIAL" definition for beggar nation and measured some other way??? Or is this due to the usual Retarded and convoluted Sri Lankan thinking processes!!!???

indian agent Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:30 AM

Real Debt Trap: Sri Lanka Owes Vast Majority to West, Not to China. Please read in towardfreedom.org. Numerous Western political leaders and media outlets blamed this uprising on a supposed Chinese “debt trap,” echoing a deceptive narrative that has been thoroughly debunked by mainstream academics. In reality, the vast majority of the South Asian nation’s foreign debt is owed to the WEST. As of 2021, a staggering 81 percent of Sri Lanka’s foreign debt was owned by U.S. and EUROPEAN financial institutions, as well as WESTERN ALLIES JAPAN and INDIA. This pales in comparison to the mere 10 percent owed to Beijing. According to official statistics from Sri Lanka’s Department of External Resources, as of the end of April 2021, the plurality of its foreign debt is owned by WESTERN VULTURE FUNDS and BANKS, which have nearly half, at 47 percent. The top holders of the Sri Lankan government’s debt, in the form of international sovereign bonds (ISBs), are the following firms:

indian agent Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:35 AM

The top holders of the Sri Lankan government’s debt, in the form of international sovereign bonds (ISBs), are the following firms: * BlackRock (U.S.) * Ashmore Group (Britain) * Allianz (Germany) * UBS (Switzerland) * HSBC (Britain) * JPMorgan Chase (U.S.) * Prudential (U.S.) The Asian Development Bank and World Bank, which are thoroughly dominated by the United States, own 13 percent and 9 percent of Sri Lanka’s foreign debt, respectively. Washington’s hegemony over the World Bank is well known, and the U.S. government is the only World Bank Group shareholder with veto power. Less known is that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is, too, largely a vehicle of U.S. soft power. Neoconservative DC-based think tank the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which is funded by Western governments, affectionately described the ADB as a “strategic asset for the United States,” and a crucial challenger to the much newer, Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Forward thinker Saturday, 13 August 2022 05:58 PM

If Taiwan is a state of China then obviously Sri Lanka is one of India. Taiwan 85 miles from China. Sri Lanka 12 miles from India.

AJM Saturday, 13 August 2022 06:23 PM

I am an India reading this post from India. It's very sad your goverment is being a puppet to China. Our Indian government has been stupid to support Sri Lanka in the time of their crisis. Sorry to say this.. but you srilanka is not worth the friendship.

Dev Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:00 PM

Sri Lanka is a sold out country and is destined to be doomed.

Baskaran Rathinam - From India Sunday, 14 August 2022 04:56 AM

Just a clear display of muscle power of who is in the driver seat of SriLanka. If being docked in SriLanka threatens the sovereignty of India, then what about the sovereignty of the most beautiful island nation SriLanka, I understand why the Srilankan politicians not talking about it, but i just wonder why the people are also not apposing the decision to dock the spy ship...

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