Control of China’s coastguard has been transferred to the country’s armed police force under a government restructuring plan announced by Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Control of China’s coastguard has been transferred to the country’s armed police force under a government restructuring plan announced by Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP

China’s military police given control of coastguard as Beijing boosts maritime security

Restructuring necessary to ensure Communist Party’s ‘absolute leadership over the PLA and other armed forces’, document says

Control of China’s coastguard has been transferred to the country’s armed police force under a government restructuring plan announced by Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Control of China’s coastguard has been transferred to the country’s armed police force under a government restructuring plan announced by Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AP
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