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Diálogo Américas · Latin America · US committees brand China's distant-water fleet a 'geopolitical weapon' as patrols ramp up
Frames the Chinese squid fleet off Argentina, Ecuador and Peru as a sovereignty threat: vessels 'go dark' by disabling AIS at the edge of EEZs, depleting stocks that coastal economies depend on, and casts Japan's drone funding as a counter to Chinese maritime influence.
“China's fishing fleet poses a geopolitical challenge to South American maritime sovereignty, going dark at the edge of national waters.”