India and the United States have raised security concerns after a Chinese research vessel docked in Sri Lanka over fears that the port will be used as a military base.
The Yuan Wang-5 has the latest tracking technology to monitor satellite, rocket and intercontinental ballistic missile launches.
Beijing has called the concerns "completely unjustified".
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Hambantota.

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