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Chinese Fishing Boats Form Sea Barriers
- ChrisArchitect 9mo agonon-paywall: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/16/world/asia/china-ships-fishing-militia-blockade.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.redg.5qUss0E52C7k&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/16/world/asia/ch...
- DustinEchoes 9mo agoThese will probably be deployed as human shields during the invasion of Taiwan, and if any military attacks them, China will claim that they’ve attacked Chinese civilians and go apeshit.
- bigyabai 9mo agoTaiwan would have a very strong argument for attacking the boats to break a blockade scenario. The US less so, but they've been blowing up civilian vessels like Judge Dredd for the past year and nobody lifted a finger.