Sasquatch
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Kindly tell me how can Chinese energy needs be secured by having a naval base in SL.You guys are known to create enemies unnecesarily.
With all due respect it is our background and we are no Phillipines or Vietnam...we have a formidable navy which will be very lethal by 2020..Such thinking would only lead to clashes which will be in Indias own backyard.You may not be able to sustain operations for long in a region away from your base.
Lastly,no one is planning to cut your supplies.You guys are unnecesarily creating problems in the region.
I don't want to get off topic here it would be better to have a topic about this on the china section, but a final last reply, it's mainly to enforce china's string of pearls and protect the energy needs the concern isn't India but the USA china also will be building a blue water navy right now lets say a conflict broke out china energy and needs would be halted, china presence in the indian ocean is limited and would be destroyed unless it had a blue water navy to sustain operations which I've said no base right now but it's a possibility after 2020, but lastly also Sri Lanka has to agree if it says no it's fine we won't force a base.