China/South China Sea: Chinese Fishermen Wage Hybrid ‘People’s War’ on Asian Seas

Sep 8, 2018 | Todd Crowell and Andrew Salmon, Asia Times
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It is a force that is massive in scale – but does not appear on an official order of battle. It is easy to locate – but difficult to combat. And it is highly deployable – but largely deniable. Meet what is emerging as the third element of China’s maritime forces: a weaponized fishing armada.