Coast guard of China
Law enforcement agency
China Coast Guard |
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Emblem of China Coast Guard |
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Common name | Haijing (海警) China Coast Guard Bureau (中国海警局) |
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Formed | July 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07) |
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Employees | 16,296 personnel (2018) |
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Operations jurisdiction | China |
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Constituting instrument | - Coast Guard Law of the People's Republic of China《中华人民共和国海警法》
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Specialist jurisdiction | - Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
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Headquarters | 1 Fuxingmen Outer Street, Beijing, China |
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Parent agency | People's Armed Police |
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Boats | 164 cutters Multiple patrol boats (2018) |
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Aircraft | Harbin Z-9 Harbin Y-12 |
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www.ccg.gov.cn |
The China Coast Guard (CCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the People's Armed Police of China. The Coast Guard is an armed gendarmerie force (of corps grade), and its cutters are armed. Although the majority of its activities are ordinary law enforcement, it has gained notoriety for its role in territorial disputes in the South China Sea and Senkaku islands.