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US lawmakers accuse China of leading global illegal fishing, warn of threa
Updated : 4 months ago IST
US lawmakers accused China of leading illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through its distant-water fleet. They warned this threatens global food security, marine ecosystems and US national security. The report also alleged forced labour abuses and called for stronger Coast Guard act
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China using civilian fishing boats for 'gray zone' operations in Taiwan St
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A US think tank report says China is using civilian fishing boats for "gray zone" operations in the Taiwan Strait. CSIS tracked suspicious vessels showing AIS irregularities. Taiwan is enhancing surveillance with uncrewed vehicles while the PLA conducted thousands of sorties and deployed 2,0
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China Coast Guard rules the waves and waives the rules
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As the world's largest maritime law enforcement agency, the CCG has more than 150 regional and oceangoing vessels displacing at least 1,000 tons. It also has approximately 50 vessels in the 500-1,000-ton class, and around 300 smaller coastal patrol boats.
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Philippines announces decisive measures amid tensions with China
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The measures are designed to be proportionate, deliberate, and reasonable in the face of what Marcos describes as "open, unabating, and illegal" actions by China's Coast Guard and Maritime Militia.
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China Coast Guard provokes Philippinian vessels, personnel; President Marc
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Philippine President Bongbong Marcos directed the uniformed services to proceed with a mission-oriented mindset as the China Coast Guard and their Chinese Maritime Militia provoked and acted aggressively against Philippinian vessels and personnel over the weekend.
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An alarming mismatch remains between China's words and actions
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The topic of easing tensions in the South China Sea came up in their meeting, at-sea confrontations by PLAN, China Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels of Philippine resupply vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal have become routine.
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Philippines condemns China for installing "floating barrier" in disputed S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Philippines on Sunday denounced China for placing what it called a "floating barrier" in a disputed region of the South China Sea, claiming that this made it impossible for Filipino vessels to approach and fish there, according to CNN.
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Philippines accuses China's maritime militia of coral reef destruction in
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard have revealed substantial damage to coral reefs along the Rozul (Iroquios) Reef and Sabina (Escoda) Shoal in the South China Sea.
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Philippines accuses China of provocative actions in disputed South China S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Philippine Coast Guard reported that while conducting a routine rotation and resupply mission near Ayungin Shoal, also known as Ren’ai Reef in China, they encountered eight Chinese boats
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Armed attack on Philippines would invoke US mutual defence commitments: St
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of dangerous actions by the Coast Guard and maritime militia of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to obstruct an August 5 Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea," Mathew Miller, US
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Quad to combat China's Indo-Pacific expansionist ambitions
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 4 (ANI): Quad -- a "force for good"-- with the help of its maritime initiative, Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), is eyeing to combat China in its expansionist ambitions in the South and East China Sea where the country's fishing practices have long been c
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Vietnam expands its maritime militia amid tensions in South China Sea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], June 13 (ANI): Amid rising tensions over the South China Sea, Vietnam is expanding its maritime militia off the southern coast, reported Nikkei Asia.
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