HONG KONG—As China faced off with its Pacific neighbors this year, two ships provided an intimidating presence: The world’s longest coastguard patrol ships. One hundred and twenty-three feet ...
The discovery led to speculation, which has since been backed up by local reports, that China's coastguard, a law enforcement agency, was obtaining a ship modeled after a 6,500-ton naval ...
The ChinaCoastGuard cutters Meishan and Xiushan slipped into port on Oct. 17, ending a dramatic 35-day deployment that brought them from the East China Sea to the Sea of Japan, the North ...