The Chinese space-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 was given permission to dock early next week at Sri Lanka’s southernmost port, Hambantota, Sri Lanka said Saturday.
Hambantota has been a Chinese-run port since 2017 when Sri Lanka and China signed a 99-year lease after Colombo struggled to pay back debt.
The Yuan Wang 5 survey vessel is described by security analysts as the latest generation of China’s space-tracking ships capable of monitoring satellites, rockets and intercontinental…