#RayPowell, Director @ #SeaLight | Illuminating Maritime Gray-Zone Activities Via #ShannonBrandao, #ChinaBoss: China Coast Guard Conducts Intrusive Patrols Deep Within Exclusive Economic Zones Of Neighboring Countries

Ray Powell on LinkedIn: #china #vietnam #indonesia #malaysia

Since arriving on station from its Hainan Island base on January 10th, the 98-meter 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 5402 has been conducting continuous intrusive…

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Ray Powell: "Since arriving on station from its Hainan Island base on January 10th, the 98-meter 🇨🇳#China Coast Guard 5402 has been conducting continuous intrusive patrols of three ASEAN neighbors' internationally recognized exclusive economic zones: 🇻🇳#Vietnam, 🇮🇩#Indonesia & 🇲🇾#Malaysia.

According to SeaLight's recent report by analyst Gaute F., the CCG conducts intrusive patrols in contested waters 'to establish a continuous presence and gradually normalize Chinese jurisdiction over areas granted to its neighbors under international law': https://www.sealight.live/posts/gray-zone-tactics-playbook-intrusive-patrolling

For example, in 2020 the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative documented this same ship, CCG 5402, conducting intrusive patrols among Malaysia's offshore natural gas fields, and just 44 nautical miles from its coastline: https://amti.csis.org/china-and-malaysia-in-another-staredown-over-offshore-drilling/ "

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