news

[global times reporter guo yuandan] the chinese coast guard officially announced that on the 21st, a fleet consisting of the chinese coast guard meishan and xiushan ships and the russian coast guard petropavlovsk-kamchatsky and kamchatka patrol ships went to the north pacific ocean for a joint patrol. it is understood that this is the first time that the chinese and russian coast guards have conducted a joint patrol in the north pacific ocean. experts interviewed by the global times said that the joint patrol of the chinese and russian coast guards is a test and improvement of the law enforcement capabilities of both sides, and has positive significance for better maintaining the world's marine security and fishery production order.

from september 16 to 20, a fleet of chinese coast guard ships, meishan and xiushan, visited russia and held joint exercises in the waters near peter the great bay in russia. the joint exercise focused on responding to maritime law enforcement and security threats and maritime search and rescue, and focused on joint ship search, interception and inspection of suspected criminal vessels, and rescue of people who fell into the water and ships on fire, in order to test the ability of the chinese and russian coast guards to jointly maintain maritime security.

military expert zhang junshe said in an interview with the global times on the 22nd that the joint exercise between the chinese and russian coast guards will help deepen the friendly and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries' maritime law enforcement forces, further improve the organization and coordination mechanism of joint patrols between the two countries' maritime law enforcement forces, enhance the ability of both sides to jointly respond to various maritime security threats, and help maintain regional maritime security. "the joint exercise and joint patrol between the chinese and russian coast guards are not aimed at any third party, nor are they related to the current regional security situation," zhang junshe emphasized.

“this time, the chinese and russian coast guard fleetnorth pacificthe implementation of joint patrols on the high seas is in line with international law and international practice. it is in line with the implementation of un general assembly resolution 46/215 and the convention on the conservation and management of high seas fishery resources in the north pacific ocean, maintaining marine security and the order of high seas fishery production, protecting marine biological resources and the ecological environment, and promoting sustainable development of the ocean. it is a manifestation of fulfilling international responsibilities and obligations. "zhang junshe said.

prior to this, chinese and american coast guard ships also conducted joint patrols in the north pacific high seas many times. official public reports show that as early as 1993, my country has sent fishery law enforcement personnel on board the us coast guard law enforcement ship to carry out joint patrol operations in the north pacific high seas between china and the united states. after the establishment of the china coast guard, it has further stepped up its efforts and has sent large-tonnage coast guard ships to carry out patrols and law enforcement in the north pacific high seas for many consecutive years, and has actively carried out joint patrols, personnel exchanges and training activities with the us coast guard.

regarding the patrol area of ​​the chinese and russian coast guard fleet, will it arrive in the same way as the previous joint patrol fleet of the chinese and russian navies?bering seazhang junshe said that the bering sea is the northernmost marginal sea of ​​the pacific ocean, and ships of all countries enjoy freedom of navigation. to the west of the bering sea is russia's siberia region, which is also russia's offshore waters. therefore, it is normal and legal for chinese and russian coast guard ships to enter the bering sea.

"china's coast guard vessels are law enforcement vessels registered with the north pacific fisheries commission. in june 2020, they obtained the right to board and inspect fishing vessels on the high seas of the north pacific. china's coast guard ships can board and inspect relevant fishing vessels on the high seas of the north pacific, combat maritime crimes, maintain international maritime security and fishery production order, and contribute to promoting sustainable development of the ocean." zhang junshe commented that the joint patrols of the chinese and russian coast guards are a test and improvement of the law enforcement capabilities of both sides, and have positive significance for better maintaining world maritime security and fishery production order.

in recent years, the chinese coast guard has actively carried out maritime security cooperation with foreign counterparts, including joint exercises and joint patrols. for example, on august 28, the china coast guard and the south korean coast guard successfully held a working-level meeting between the china and south korea coast guards in dalian, liaoning. on september 12, the china coast guard and the general administration of ports and coast guards of peru held the first high-level meeting between the china and peru coast guards in beijing.

zhang junshe believes that this shows that china has played a positive role in maintaining maritime security and demonstrates china's responsibility as a responsible major country.