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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Chinese fisherman like to play at being a military force a lot...
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Yep, not all that unusual I imagine. Not that there is anything wrong with enlisting civilian vessels for military purposes per se, the problem lies in covering up that role and insisting that they're not military auxiliaries, but just nice little fishing boats, when they get held up. Of course, this is such an ancient trick it's not even worth going into - everyone involved in politics at sea has done this type of thing before, and in war time these rule books just go right out the window. But it's rather pathetic when it's being used to resolve a peacetime territorial claim.