BEIJING, Jan 21 (AFP): China will set up new civilian patrols with a 5,000-tonne vessel in the disputed South China Sea, state-run media said on Tuesday, in another move that could inflame territorial disputes. Beijing claims much of the waters and has put a vast swathe of it under the administration of Sansha city, in the contested Paracel islands, which also hosts a military garrison.
Local authorities will "provide a 5,000-tonne patrol vessel at Sansha and gradually set up a system of three regular patrols", China Ocean News reported, citing an agreement between the city and the island province of Hainan, which oversees it.
China plans new patrol in disputed South China Sea
FE Team | Published: January 22, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2024 06:01:00
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