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Are these organized by some large state-run company, or is it a bunch of independent businesses exploiting the lack of enforcement?
by axus 3y ago
Are these organized by some large state-run company, or is it a bunch of independent businesses exploiting the lack of enforcement?
- asylteltine 3y agoWhat’s the difference? China is responsible either way
- 93po 3y agoSeems like it'd be hard for anyone to say with confidence given that we're only just now learning of the scale of their existence
- ChatGTP 3y agoThis is definitely not the first I’ve heard of it.
- londons_explore 3y agoAn operation of this scale likely involves tens of thousands of people. Those people have families, are paid salaries, have grievances, etc. In fact, bet a few of them are here on HN right now and could probably give us a first hand account while on the high seas trying to browse the only bit of the internet that still works with a 32kbps high latency internet connection...
- dylan604 3y agoNah, they just use their Starlink connections
- kridsdale1 3y agoRed-Star Link
- 93po 3y agoOne account of out tens of thousands
- realusername 3y agoThere aren't many large scale things happening in China without the state behind it and that's also the case here. The vessels are heavily subsidied.
- anjel 3y agoThe crux is: People require protein, daily. Feeding a population of 1.5 billion people requires quite a a lot of protein. Nothing leads more directly to civil unrest than hunger and famine.
- zzleeper 3y agoThat doesn't justify China for going all the way across the ocean to illegally fish on Chilean/Peruvian/Ecuador waters
- proc0 3y agoI don't know anything about this particular issue, but generally from what I recall, Chinese companies are effectively the CCP by their own admission. They have full control.