Coast Guard (before transfer to CMC as a separate force)
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The Coast Guard (before its transfer to the Central Military Commission) was a maritime law enforcement and security force that operated under China’s People’s Armed Police, responsible for coastal defense, patrol, and maritime rights protection.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime law enforcement agency
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paramilitary force ⓘ |
| commandStructure | military-style hierarchy ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Ministry of Public Security maritime units
NERFINISHED
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People's Liberation Army Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ civilian maritime administration agencies ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| distinctFrom |
People's Liberation Army Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civilian maritime safety agencies ⓘ |
| doctrine | use of non-military means to advance maritime interests ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
interactions with foreign fishing and law enforcement vessels
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presence operations in disputed maritime areas ⓘ |
| equipment |
armed boarding teams
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large-displacement cutters ⓘ small and medium patrol craft ⓘ white-hulled patrol vessels ⓘ |
| function | bridge between civilian maritime administration and military maritime forces ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Chinese contiguous zone
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Chinese exclusive economic zone ⓘ Chinese territorial waters ⓘ |
| laterReorganizedAs | China Coast Guard under direct Central Military Commission control ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Chinese domestic maritime law
ⓘ
regulations of the People's Armed Police ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | People's Armed Police command structure ⓘ |
| oversight | Chinese Communist Party through political commissar system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | People's Armed Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese armed forces system ⓘ |
| personnelStatus | armed police personnel ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
coastal defense support
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maritime law enforcement ⓘ maritime rights protection ⓘ maritime security ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
enforcement of Chinese maritime administrative regulations
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escort of Chinese government and survey vessels ⓘ protection of Chinese fishing fleets ⓘ |
| roleInNationalSecurity |
frontline force for asserting maritime sovereignty
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support to coastal defense ⓘ |
| statusBeforeReform | component of the People's Armed Police ⓘ |
| subordination | People's Armed Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
anti-smuggling operations
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fisheries law enforcement ⓘ maritime patrols ⓘ protection of Chinese maritime claims ⓘ protection of offshore resources ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| training | military-style training under People's Armed Police standards ⓘ |
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