The Times of India on Tuesday quoted local defense sources as confirming that a small force of Chinese Navy ships entered the eastern Indian Ocean through the Sunda Strait near Indonesia around February 10. But the vessels are said to have reversed course and returned to the Java Sea via the Lombok Strait after a few days.
The Indian military sources rebuffed what they called “alarmist” press reports of “China indulging in gunboat diplomacy amid the constitutional crisis in Maldives.”
Various news reports in the last week had described the Chinese deployment as a response to a political crisis that has engulfed the government of Maldives President Abdulla Yameen.
The sources said the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) flotilla was over 3,500-km away from the tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean during its brief foray. The force is said to have consisted of a destroyer, a frigate, a tanker and an amphibious transport ship.
Close Indian surveillance
“Indian satellites, warships and long-range maritime surveillance aircraft like P-8I kept close tabs on the Chinese flotilla, which was in international waters towards Australia,” the source said.
Navy spokesperson Captain D K Sharma told the Times, “India has a very robust surveillance system to ensure clear and transparent maritime domain awareness in the entire (Indian Ocean Region).”
The Maldivian parliament on Tuesday extended an existing state of emergency by 30 days, as protests in the capital of Malé and international tensions over the crisis continued to mount.
President Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency on February 5 after his refusal to comply with a Supreme Court decision to free political opposition leaders. The face-off escalated after the government arrested Supreme Court judges and other political opponents of Yameen.
Yameen has forged close ties with China and sought investments from Beijing. New Delhi and Washington are displeased with Yameen’s pro-China stance. Reports said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is mulling whether to dispatch troops to Maldives to intervene in the crisis.
China’s state-run tabloid Global Times warned in an op-ed on February 13 that Beijing would “take action” if New Delhi unilaterally decided to send troops to the crisis-torn Maldives.
The PRC should realize that the Indian Ocean is not an extension of the SCS over which they have no control either.
Trolls 🙂 I live inChunghua Minguo for 33 years and do not believe any of the Bullshit the come outfrom the Mouths of the Politburo of the CCP of the Zhonghua Renmin Gongehe Guo.
India should do what Israel would have done long ago. Now is the chance for India to prove that the Indians are no push overs and they rule over the Indian Ocean. By dealing with Communist China directly. The Commies who are directly getting involved politically with India’s neighbours. India cannot be slow this time.
Because Commie China is the aggressior, who does not follow the UN laws and regulations. Commie China is similar to the Chinese triads society. Who kidnap book sellers, demolish places of worship, etc.
Chinese were given a strong rebuttal at Doklam, now in IO. SCS might be far easy as there are small nations as compared to IO.
I did not start any rant. Just made 2 statements. I"’ve lived in Taipei Taiwan Republic of China for 33 years, why would I want to move?
The Taiwanese have only one people threatening them.
The PRC"s , for no apparent reason other that their belief that they have a history longer than their 65 years feel that they have the right to decide on how the 24 million Taiwanese should live.
How stupid us that? Good thing is that President Tsai does not believe it either. Nor does she trust the PRCs.
China is an aggressor.big threat to the world peace
China ll be ripped apart into pieces if by chance WW3 start because China has more enemies than friends surrounded. After all we understand that China is trying to portray herself as a new super power but to do so you should learn the tutorial before you start playing the game.
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The brainwashing Commies…………..
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=932425823597806&id=100004911918356
A nation of thieves and land and sea grabber…..the world view of China communist
Mohawk Chris true
Jojo Macapagal
The Communist Chinese are doing exactly today, what the Japanese did during WW2. Today the Japanese have transformed and immersed into the civilised society, with much Japanese civil influence in the world. Must the Commie Chinese of today also learn the hard ways to be civilised?
Ithe world view Mr.Francis yep ….I hope they don’t take such route as you should know ….It is good of them to pull back the Navy .Not to give ideas to anyone
India leading a naval exercise with 16 countries
https://www.facebook.com/jess.c.hill.35/posts/10213208556062448
India conducting naval exercises with sixteen Democratic countries, alarming Communist China.
https://www.facebook.com/jess.c.hill.35/posts/10213208556062448
Like China they buying Russia’s su 35 and other advanced aircraft to copy steal military secrets to copy he he a tent China getting worried in times of war enemies are everywhere
you are just sowing intruige.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2013/08/hinduism-in-china-influence-that-goes-back-many-millennia/