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Chinese Research Vessel Entered Indian Ocean Last Month, Left After Constant Watch from Navy: Report
News18
September 17, 2020
A Yuan Wang-class research vessel from China had entered the Indian Ocean from the Strait of Malacca last month. It was constantly tracked by Indian Navy warships deployed in the region, and due to this it returned to China few days ago, ANI reported on Thursday.
The Yuan Wang-class are used for tracking and support of satellite and intercontinental ballistic missiles by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China.
The news comes amid a border stand-off between the two countries at the LAC, even after a recent 'consensus' talk between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the SCO meeting in Moscow, Russia. The meeting yielded a commitment that �border troops of both sides should continue their dialogue, quickly disengage, maintain proper distance and ease tensions�. However, the talks had no mention of restoration of the status-quo.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in an address to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday said it was apparent from Chinese activities that their words did not "match their actions".
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