Piracy. I had heard of their fishing fleet being armed. It just makes them all an active threat, and not commercial vessels? In which case shoot it first. There are a few other nations which have adopted similar tactics, an African nation doing the same, using lots of small craft as missile boats, Iran is similar.

But there is often a Miltary distinction instead of pretending to be commercial vessels. However when China claims the South China Sea there might be exceptions in economic zones and territorial waters. The problem in the South China Sea is the obvious fallout of attacking them first.

Piracy. I had heard of their fishing fleet being armed. It just makes they all an active threat, and not commercial vessels? In which case shoot it first. There are a few other nations which have adopted similar tactics, an African nation doing the same, using lots of small craft as missile boats, Iran is similar.

But there is often a Miltary distinction instead of pretending to be commercial vessels. However when China claims the South China Sea there might be exceptions in economic zones and territorial waters. The problem in the South China Sea is the obvious fallout of attacking them first.