Politics South China Sea Thread

[Hiryu2.0]

6 days ago, the Argentine fleet blocked a Chinese fishing fleet of 550 (!!!!!!!!!) boats, who were apparently trying to destroy illegally. Where they appear there is no life left, they are bottom fishing everything, the devastation they are doing everywhere is horrible.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/10/world/video/argentina-china-fishing-crackdown-osint-digvid?fbclid=IwY2xjawJEd3JleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHc80wi5up6OugZQ5AXqiAV9EdeZz0c4I3_Nkh8SP7HXJwvb0ihW_GpZWWQ_aem_HAFS5HhFc-KU8_c-GEeMlg

 

[primer]

Following Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) devastating riots in early January 2024, Foreign Minister Justin Tkachenko told journalists that in September 2023 China had offered to provide training, equipment and surveillance technology to the PNG police force. Further, the two countries are in the early stages of negotiations over potential security cooperation. This revelation added to concerns in Australia around geopolitical competition in the Pacific region, though Tkachenko later said PNG will not ‘jeopardise or compromise relations’ with traditional security partners. Should such a deal materialise, this would be the latest in China’s expanding engagement with Pacific police forces — the main security agency in most Pacific countries.
Since 2013, China’s Ministry of Public Security has sent two police officers at a time from the Ministry and city-level bureaus on attachment to the Fiji Police Force for 3–6 months. In September 2021, China sent its first police liaison officer, based at the Chinese embassy, to Fiji. China also supplied the Fiji Police Force with vehicles, communications, surveillance and anti-riot gear prior to the 2014 national elections and further equipment in 2021, including drones.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 09:27
Tonga Police received new forensics equipment and patrol car in a handover ceremony with the Embassy of China on 19 January.

They never say no thanks despite the very obvious conflict of interest. Even with the NZ police whom allowed a contigent to basically go on a PRC travel tour in China.