In an update to this past CDT post, India has been accused of spying on Chinese military hardware during its inspection of a UAE cargo ship in Kolkata (Calcutta) that had been transporting Chinese weapons from an arms expo in Abu Dhabi:
“The actions by Indian authorities violated diplomatic rights as the cargo on board belong to China,” Dai Xu, a renowned military expert, said.
“Any inspection onboard, which may have violated China’s property rights and constituted spying on its military secrets, should be approved by both the UAE and China,” Dai was quoted as saying by the state-run ‘Global Times’…
India released the China-bound cargo plane on September 10, four days after it was grounded in Kolkata for not declaring the consignment of arms and ammunition it was carrying. The 10 crew members were also interrogated.
