Let’s not get paranoid about China Navy in the Seychelles

By B Raman
China’s official Xinhua news agency disseminated the following report on 12 December:
China said on Monday that its naval fleet may seek supplies or recuperate at appropriate harbours in Seychelles or other countries as needed during escort missions.
It is international practice for naval fleets to resupply at the closest port of a nearby state during long-distance missions, the Ministry of National Defence said in a press release commenting on a recent report stating that

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