New President in Sri Lanka Puts China’s Plans in Check
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Maithripala Sirisena arrives at the Election Commission office in Colombo on January 9, 2015 (Agence France-Presse photo)
Ellen Barry, The New York Times-
New Delhi: On a Sunday four months ago, a vessel pulled unannounced into Sri Lanka’s Colombo harbor: the Chinese Navy submarine Great Wall No. 329, which is designed to carry torpedoes, a cruise missile and a 360-pound warhead.
New President in Sri Lanka Puts China’s Plans in Check by Thavam Ratna
Ellen Barry, The New York Times-
New Delhi: On a Sunday four months ago, a vessel pulled unannounced into Sri Lanka’s Colombo harbor: the Chinese Navy submarine Great Wall No. 329, which is designed to carry torpedoes, a cruise missile and a 360-pound warhead.New President in Sri Lanka Puts China’s Plans in Check by Thavam Ratna