The United States has condemned China’s recent interception of a Philippine government vessel near a disputed atoll in the South China Sea early Wednesday morning. “The PRC’s (People’s Republic of China) unlawful use of water cannons and dangerous maneuvers disrupted a Philippine maritime operation on December 4, putting lives at risk,” U.S. Ambassador to the…
China has responded to Vietnam’s demand it release Vietnamese fishing boats and crew members detained in a the South China Sea. “China urges Vietnam to strengthen education and management of its fishermen and refrain from engaging in illegal activities in waters under China’s jurisdiction,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters during a regular…
Indonesia on Monday expelled a Chinese coast guard ship from its maritime zone after it allegedly interfered with a seismic survey operation. An Indonesia says it had a ship, operated by the state-owned oil and natural gas company PT Pertamina, conducting survey activities in the northern portion of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), renamed…
Two Chinese coast guard ships returned home on Thursday following the conclusion of a joint mission with their Russian counterparts that saw them reach the Arctic Ocean. The ships left on September 13 from Zhoushan, a city in the eastern province of Zhejiang in China. They traveled more than 17,000 nautical miles during the 35-day…
The United States Coast Guard encountered four vessels from the Russian and Chinese counterparts near Alaska on Saturday as they transited toward the Arctic Ocean for patrols. A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft spotted two Russian border guard ships and two Chinese coast guard ships approximately 440 miles southwest of St. Lawrence Island…
Chinese state media released photos and footage on Wednesday to mark the country’s first coastguard patrol in the Arctic in a joint exercise with Russia. The ships entered the ocean during Tuesday’s National Day holiday, marking the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. China’s state broadcaster CCTV said the latest exercise was the…
China’s presence in the Northern Pacific Ocean, which borders the United States coast off Alaska, has been growing as its coast guard fleet continues to patrol the area for fisheries law enforcement. According to Chinese state media, China has deployed its coast guard ships since 2015, when the Convention on the Conservation and Management of…
Manila says it has tracked the highest number of Chinese ships this year within its internationally recognized exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Between September 17 and Monday, 251 Chinese vessels were monitored operating within the zone, known in the Philippines as the West Philippine Sea, according to the Philippine armed forces. The vessels include those belonging…
China and Russia deepened their security cooperation in the North Pacific Ocean as they conducted a joint exercise and patrol mission this week. The Chinese-Russian coast guard exercise “Pacific Patrol-2024” was held in the Peter the Great Gulf during a visit to the city of Vladivostok in the Russian Far East by two Chinese maritime…
President Joe Biden hosted what may be his final Quad summit on Saturday, reportedly bringing together leaders from Australia, India, and Japan near his hometown of Delaware, according to Reuters. Biden hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his beloved alma mater Archmere Academy…