ALERT - Chinese Fishing Vessel Led Research Ship off Okinawa's Hateruma Island
In August, a Chinese marine research ship was observed operating within Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Hateruma Island, trailing a wire-like object from its stern.
"ingeniSPACE," a US-based military research and analysis firm, analyzed the vessels' positional data and concluded that a Chinese fishing vessel, likely, PAF-Maritime Militia, was leading the research ship.
OP-ED: 中国が仕掛ける海の「非正規戦」に対抗するには
China's irregular war at sea is not improvised. It is rehearsed, scored and repeated until the window for a proportionate response closes on its own.