Is Vietnam Sending Its Maritime Militia to China’s Coast?

By Yan Yan
March 05, 2020

The Diplomat

Is Vietnam Sending Its Maritime Militia to China’s Coast?
Fishing boats take shelter in Da Nang city, Vietnam on Nov. 10, 2013.Credit: AP Photo/Hau Dinh

The South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI) a project of the Peking University Institute of Ocean Research, recently released Automatic Identification System (AIS) data showing more than 300 Vietnamese fishing boats gathering in the near seas of China’s Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan provinces in February — while China is busy fighting the coronavirus.

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