As the US-China battle for supremacy escalated in the past few weeks following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan China’s continued attempt to assert its influence in the Indian Ocean remains unabated.<br /><br />Beijing docked what military experts call a dual-use spy ship, Yuan Wang 5 at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port in the Indian Ocean.<br /><br />While some say it was Beijing’s response to Washington’s recent diplomatic manoeuvres in the South China Sea, others call it an attempt to prevent deepening India-Sri Lanka ties, especially in the wake of India’s continued multi-faceted support to the Island nation during its economic and political crisis.
