China Marine Surveillance
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China Marine Surveillance (CMS; Chinese: 中国海监; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hǎijiān) was a maritime surveillance agency of China.[1]
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中国海监 China Marine Surveillance | |
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Active | 1998–2013 |
Country | China |
Allegiance | China |
Branch | State Oceanic Administration |
Type | Paramilitary maritime law enforcement agency |
Role | Enforcing laws and order in China's territorial waters, EEZ and other disputed waters |
Garrison/HQ | Qingdao, Shanghai, and Guangzhou |
Equipment | 400 vessels and 10 aircraft |
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Patrol vessels from China Marine Surveillance are commonly deployed to locations in the South China Sea and East China Sea where China has territorial disputes over islands with its neighbors.[2][3][4][5][6] The CMS has played a central role in China's increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea, encountering opposition from Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam in the disputed territories, as China tries to lock up natural resources to meet its demands as the world's largest energy consumer.[7]
One senior US naval intelligence officer has suggested that the mission of China Marine Surveillance is to "harass other nations into submitting to China's expansive claims."[6]
The agency has been disbanded in July 2013 and has now been merged, along with three other similar agencies,[8] with the China Coast Guard.[9]