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world13 days ago•11 min saved

China's squid fleet tests Argentina's watch in the South Atlantic

A Reuters report finds about 200 Chinese squid-jigging vessels spend months near Argentina, expanding the fleet to feed the world’s largest squid market; Argentina has stepped up surveillance with U.S. help (including P-3C Orion aircraft) and NASA night-light imagery highlighting the fleet’s proximity, raising concerns about potential seabed mapping or intelligence gathering, though evidence remains inconclusive amid broader U.S.–China rivalry.

via Reuters|

#argentina #china #eez

world11 months ago•1 min saved

China's Navy Conducts First-Ever Aircraft Carrier Passage Near Iwo Jima

A Chinese aircraft carrier group, including the Liaoning, entered Japan's exclusive economic zone for the first time, conducting drills before exiting, which has raised concerns in Japan and the region about China's growing military capabilities and assertiveness.

via Taipei Times|

#aircraft-carrier #china #eez

international-relations3 years ago•4 min saved

Vietnam monitors Chinese vessel in disputed waters.

A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel patrolling a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam's South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), where Chinese coast guard ships have sailed directly into energy exploration blocks operated or owned by Russian firms in Vietnam's EEZ about 40 times since January 2022. Both Vietnam and Indonesia have asked China to avoid these areas in their EEZs, although the zones are not territorial waters and do not have sailing restrictions under international law.

via Reuters|

#china #eez #international-relations