Chinese Submarine Visits

China defended its military relationship with Sri Lanka as good for regional peace and stability after Sri Lanka rejected a request from China to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month. Sri Lanka's decision was announced as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on the island nation for an overnight trip.

Sri Lanka has rejected China's request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior Lankan government officials said today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the island nation this evening.

Senior US naval officers visited China's lone aircraft carrier this week, China's military said, as the two powers try to maintain military ties despite mounting tensions over Beijing's claims in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said underlining that the mistrust with India in the past could have been avoided if it had been kept in the picture about the dockings.

China's defence minister told the head of the Sri Lankan navy today he wanted to ensure a "continuous and stable" development of military ties, after Sri Lanka ruled out future Chinese submarine visits to the country.

China defended its military relationship with Sri Lanka as good for regional peace and stability after Sri Lanka rejected a request from China to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month. Sri Lanka's decision was announced as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on the island nation for an overnight trip.

Sri Lanka has rejected China's request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior Lankan government officials said today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the island nation this evening.

Senior US naval officers visited China's lone aircraft carrier this week, China's military said, as the two powers try to maintain military ties despite mounting tensions over Beijing's claims in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said underlining that the mistrust with India in the past could have been avoided if it had been kept in the picture about the dockings.

China's defence minister told the head of the Sri Lankan navy today he wanted to ensure a "continuous and stable" development of military ties, after Sri Lanka ruled out future Chinese submarine visits to the country.