“The line between commercial and defence activities by China's military militia can often become blurred as many vessels still engage in large-scale fishing operations while also working alongside the military or law enforcement patrols. Chinese maritime militia personnel don't simply go outperforming this task full-time. They're supposed to be 'able to fish, and able to fight,' to borrow what the Chinese literature on this subject has mentioned. This means on a daily routine, the Chinese maritime militiaman may be out there, carrying out the usual fishing activities, but this also obliges him to perform his patriotic mission at the same time.”
18 Nov 2021
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