Chinese research vessel permitted to make port call in Sri Lanka in Nov.

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry says the Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6 has been given permission to dock in Sri Lanka.Joining the
09), the lawmaker said the Sri Lankan government has permitted the Chinese ship to dock here in November, although China has sought a port
another Chinese vessel in Sri Lanka, after the high-tech research ship Yuan Wang-5 made a port call in August last year
anti-submarine operations of the Chinese navy.In September 2023, Sabry told Indian media that the Chinese research vessel Shi Yan 6 was not
research with the National Aquatic Resources Research - Development Agency (NARA).