Joint Ocean Observation Station Explained

The Joint Ocean Observation Station was a planned maritime observatory to be built on Makunudhoo in the Maldives, to be operated by the State Oceanic Administration of China and the Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Maldives.[1]

History

The Government of India and oppositional Maldivian Democratic Party have argued that the observatory will be used for military applications by China.[2] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China has denied that the observatory will serve any military purpose.[3] The observatory was scrapped in 2019.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 December 2017 . Key Agreements signed between the Maldives and China . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502052830/https://www.foreign.gov.mv/index.php/en/mediacentre/news/4289-key-agreements-signed-between-the-maldives-and-china . 2 May 2019 . . The Protocol on Establishment of Joint Ocean Observation Station between the State Oceanic Administration of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Maldives.
  2. News: Parashar . Sachin . 26 February 2018 . China's ocean observatory in Maldives sparks fresh security concerns . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011140139/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chinas-ocean-observatory-in-maldives-sparks-fresh-security-fear/articleshow/63072040.cms . 11 October 2023 . 7 May 2024 . . New Delhi.
  3. News: 28 February 2018 . Beijing says Maldives marine observatory is non-military . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506193125/https://asiatimes.com/2018/02/beijing-says-maldives-marine-observatory-non-military/ . 6 May 2024 . 7 May 2024 . . "China’s marine cooperation with the Maldives carries no military purpose, none whatsoever," said the Chinese Foreign Ministry..
  4. News: 17 June 2019 . Big win for India! Maldives likely to scrap controversial Indian Ocean observatory agreement with China . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323061410/https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/after-pm-modis-visit-maldives-to-scrap-controversial-indian-ocean-observatory-agreement-with-china/438113 . 23 March 2024 . 23 March 2024 . . . Malé/New Delhi.

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