Shipping data showed the vessels gathering in distinct, coordinated lines in the East China Sea twice in recent weeks.

China’s maritime militia can swarm 2,000 “fishing” boats to rehearse a Taiwan blockade—weaponizing lawfare to threaten sea lanes, trade, and supply chains.

China has deployed thousands of fishing vessels to create 200-mile-long floating walls across the East China Sea. The ...

For years, China has used military pressure to signal its claims over Taiwan.

In recent weeks, China has twice mobilized thousands of fishing vessels to rehearse the formation of vast “floating barriers” ...

Ship-tracking data shows thousands of Chinese fishing vessels moving in coordinated formations, signalling a sharper and more organised use of civilian boats to assert control in contested waters.

The U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party has ...

Beijing recently demonstrated the use of hundreds of fishing boats to support future combat operations against Taiwan.

ISHIGAKI, Japan, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hitoshi Nakama, 76, sees himself as a frontline defender of Japan's claims to disputed ...

In a display of maritime precision, thousands of Chinese fishing boats were mobilized in the East China Sea to form an enormous 460 km floating barrier. The coordinated formations, revealed through ...

Brent Sadler is a senior fellow for naval warfare and advanced technology at The Heritage Foundation. But China’s behavior isn’t limited to just one region. Across the globe, China’s distant-water ...