Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port

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Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port

STORY: Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 arriving at Hambantota Port 2. China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 berthed at Hambantota Port 3. guests attending the welcoming ceremony at the port 4. crowds welcoming the ship STORYLINE: China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishment purposes. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, Sri Lankan government officials and representatives of Chinese enterprises greeted the ship at the pier on Tuesday. Qi told the welcoming ceremony that the Hambantota port is a key cooperation project between China and Sri Lanka under the Belt and Road Initiative. The visit of Yuanwang-5 after sailing for more than 30 days shows that the traditional friendship between China and Sri Lanka is deep-rooted and everlasting, said the ambassador.

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