WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese Surveillance Ship Docks in South Africa’s Durban Harbor

Chinese surveillance ship the Yuan Wang 5

A Chinese surveillance ship, which can track rocket launches, has docked in South Africa’s Durban harbor. The Yuan Wang 5 previously drew security complaints from India when it docked in Sri Lanka. Its stay in South Africa comes barely two months after Pretoria upset Western powers for its joint naval exercises with China and Russia. (BLOOMBERG)

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in Belize on Sunday, the second leg of a three-day tour to two of the island’s last remaining diplomatic allies in Central America. In Guatemala, President Alejandro Giammattei said ties with the island were “unbreakable.” (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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