Do Chinese Yuan Wang Class Spy ships Pose a Threat to india

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Recently India have reservations of Chinese yuan Wang ship visit to srilankan port and lashed out at Beijing conducting spy missions against India through these scientific or spy research ship

 

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Published: 11:00am, 20 Aug, 2022

The Chinese ship Yuan Wang 5 has sailed international waters for 15 years, attracting little attention until this month, when it suddenly sparked a diplomatic scuffle. The vessel tracks rocket and spacecraft launches for China’s manned space programme and moon exploration missions. But some have called it a “spy ship”, which has led to the current controversy.
Sri Lanka caught between rivals as Chinese ship docks despite India’s concerns
16 Aug 2022

On Tuesday morning, the Sri Lankan government allowed Yuan Wang 5 to dock at its Hambantota port despite India’s objections. An unnamed port official told Reuters it would stock up on fuel, food and other essentials. So what does Yuan Wang 5 do, and how concerned should China’s neighbours be?

 

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Do India been continuously area of interest for chinese

 

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Do India been continuously area of interest for chinese

The ship poses a threat to India because most of the nuclear facilities, missile testing ranges and defense manufacturing lies in south India and this ship can collect data.

Also it can tap into important communication networks and steal meta data.

 

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The ship poses a threat to India because most of the nuclear facilities, missile testing ranges and defense manufacturing lies in south India and this ship can collect data.

Also it can tap into important communication networks and steal meta data.

So why does India stop all this and why India can't do same against china

 

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So why does India stop all this and why India can't do same against china

India is in a grouping called Quad which involves multi nations and intelligence is shared between them.
India need not do tit for tat, there are other means.

Srilanka is in a dire situation and so it allowed the ship.

 

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India is in a grouping called Quad which involves multi nations and intelligence is shared between them.
India need not do tit for tat, there are other means.

Srilanka is in a dire situation and so it allowed the ship.

So why does India stop all this and why India can't do same against china

Whether Sri Lanka stops it or not is not the important thing,



Yuanwang 5 can sail and stay in the open sea,



Just 12 nautical miles or more from the Indian coast