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China’s coastguard

China’s coastguard
Latest news and updates on China’s coastguard. The paramilitary force, which is used mainly for search and rescue and other maritime policing functions, has been on the front line of tensions in the East and South China seas.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
The Z-20 medium-lift helicopter has a longer range and higher capacity than the smaller Z-9 that is usually deployed on Chinese coastguard frigates. Photo: Weibo
South China Sea

Spotting of China’s new Z-20 helicopter model suggests coming coastguard role

The medium-lift helicopter is seen as China’s answer to America’s Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

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Taiwan

Mainland China’s Taiwan military presence

Taiwan

Why mainland China’s ‘second navy’ is becoming increasingly active around Taiwan

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Taiwan

US personnel seen training elite Taiwanese coastguard unit: report

Witnesses say the American personnel were aboard three vessels over two days off the southern city of Kaohsiung.

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Taiwan’s coastguard has been stepping up cooperation with its US counterpart. Photo: EPA-EFE
The Philippines

US pledges millions to Philippine coastguard over ‘shared maritime concerns’

Without naming Beijing, long-time allies discuss ways for ‘two sides to jointly address current challenges’, especially in South China Sea.

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US-China relations

US coastguard eyes China, Russia in making Indo-Pacific a ‘top’ priority

Geostrategic importance and criticality to global trade cited amid ‘active’ cooperation this year between Beijing and Moscow in Arctic Ocean.

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China-Russia relations

Chinese and Russian coastguard chiefs call for more cooperation on ‘far seas’

Talks in Beijing follow joint patrols in Arctic and northern Pacific oceans last month.

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China’s coastguard entered the Arctic Ocean for the first time last month during a joint patrol with Russia. Photo: Weibo/央视军事
China-Japan relations

China says it drove away Japanese fishing boat from waters near Diaoyu Islands

Vessel ‘illegally entered’ the country’s territorial waters and was warned to leave, according to Chinese coastguard.

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China-Russia relations

What does China’s coastguard patrol with Russia reveal about its Arctic aims?

Analysts say mission underscores China’s view that non-Arctic nations ‘have the right to engage in civilian operations’ in the area.

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China-Russia relations

China, Russia coastguards on Arctic mission, with new shipping routes on horizon

Maritime personnel put through their paces in the Sea of Japan as melting ice opens up potential for sea lanes.

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Joint exercises and patrols by Chinese and Russian coastguard vessels point to closer cooperation and interest in Arctic sea routes, observers say. Photo: Handout
South China Sea

Why Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm

Manila’s defence chief said towing away a grounded ship would be an act of war, but one analyst said that is ‘not a good option’ for China.

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The BRP Sierra Madre was grounded on the reef in 1999. Photo: Reuters
China’s military

Chinese coastguard set to get new ship modelled on advanced destroyer

The ship is equipped with an advanced naval air search radar and is expected to be deployed in the East and South China Seas.

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China’s military

Is China’s coastguard about to go big offshore with new ocean-going mothership?

The vessel was one of the attractions in a show of freshly acquired tech that also included underwater drones.

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China’s military

China’s coastguard faces ‘unprecedented strain’ as tensions rise on 3 fronts

The force is expanding its fleet rapidly as it confronts major challenges – especially from the Philippines in the South China Sea.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
South China Sea

Philippine troops on disputed reef pointed guns at coastguards, China report says

Footage released by the state broadcaster CCTV appears to show troops stationed on a grounded warship pointing rifles at a Chinese vessel.

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Philippine marines pictured on the BRP Sierra Madre days after the alleged incident. Photo: Reuters
Taiwan

Mainland Chinese coastguard keeps up pressure on Taiwan with ‘regular’ patrols

Coastguards based in Fujian have been increasingly active around the Taipei-held island since an incident when two fishermen died in February.

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Taiwan

Chinese navy teams up with coastguard in rare joint missile exercise

Eastern naval and coastguard units practise responses to an attack on a flotilla amid tensions in the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.

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