China is taking further steps towards high seas boarding of fishing boats in the Pacific for the first time, risking tensions ...

In July, China anchored one of its two "Monster" ships — the world's largest-ever coast guard vessels displacing 12,000 tons each — in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. It was an ...

China has both the world’s largest navy, in terms of sheer ship numbers, as well as the world’s largest coast guard. Collin Koh, research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International ...

The largest ship in its current coast guard fleet is 6,500 tons. China saying 'far seas' could be a clue The 708th's description of its new vessel as a "far seas" support ship also indicates that ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s coast guard, the world’s largest maritime law enforcement agency, played an unprecedented role in this week’s military drills around Taiwan, participating in a ...

The Chinese Coast Guard demonstrated the capabilities of one of its largest ships, used to enforce maritime law in the Taiwan Strait, to Pacific Island ministers last week. It is also actively ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and it's still building up on an ambitious scale. It's been taking ships from its navy and could be getting its own vessel modeled after a destroyer.

China's coast guard already has a large fleet of more than ... some 30,000 tons and be an "offshore base" for other ships. The largest ship in its current coast guard fleet is 6,500 tons.

China Demonstrates Coast Guard Capability to Pacific Nations, Step Towards High Seas Patrols By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -China is taking further steps towards high seas boarding of fishing ...