India confronts Myanmar about Chinese spy post on remote Coco islands

Indian government representatives have shared satellite imagery allegedly showing Chinese construction on the Coco Islands. - PHOTO: NMUKHERJEE6/TWITTER

NEW DELHI/YANGON, April 8 (Bloomberg): India has confronted Myanmar in recent months with intelligence showing that China is providing assistance in building a surveillance post on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the matter.

Indian government representatives at various levels have shared satellite imagery with Myanmar counterparts that they said depicted Chinese workers helping to construct what appears to be a listening post on the Coco Islands in the Indian Ocean, said the officials, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive information.