RTI’s Taiwan Monitor: Tausend chinesische Fischerboote in Formation: China's Maritime Miliz
China's coast guard operates as an instrument of state power, not law enforcement. The manoeuvre east of Taiwan was aimed at Washington's allies too.
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TAGESSCHAU: Warum Chinas „Fischerflotte“ plötzlich Mauern im Meer baut [Why China’s “fishing fleet” is suddenly building walls in the sea]
December, January, March — three times, hundreds of Chinese fishing boats formed lines at sea. Tagesschau asked the obvious question: were they fishing?