{"id":45229,"date":"2019-02-05T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=45229"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T05:05:49","slug":"chinas-coastguard-fuelling-tensions-in-the-taiwan-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/chinas-coastguard-fuelling-tensions-in-the-taiwan-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s coastguard fuelling tensions in the Taiwan Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 20\u00a0May 2018, the People\u2019s Liberation Army Daily<\/em> reported that the People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the China Coast Guard (CCG) and local authorities had staged five days of joint patrols<\/a> for the first time in the Paracel Islands, which are under Chinese control but also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Less than two weeks later, the CCG blocked a Taiwanese civil supply ship<\/a> supporting the Taiwanese military near Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait. And in October, the CCG unilaterally ceased its annual maritime rescue drill<\/a> with Taiwan. These developments suggest that the CCG may have its sights set on controlling the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n

The CCG is beginning to solve training and personnel problems as it shifts to being the key force in China\u2019s joint maritime defence structure. Although China seems adept at rapid shipbuilding for the PLAN, it has faced several difficulties in building its paramilitary maritime force:<\/p>\n