China Marine Surveillance
| 中国海监 China Marine Surveillance |
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 Ensign of China Marine Surveillance.
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| Active | 1998-2013 |
| Country |
 China
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| Allegiance | China |
| Branch | State Oceanic Administration |
| Type | Paramilitary maritime law enforcement agency |
| Role | Enforcing laws and order in China's territorial waters, EEZ and other disputed waters |
| Garrison/HQ | Qingdao, Shanghai, and Guangzhou |
| Equipment | 400 vessels and 10 aircraft |
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| Flag |  |
| Racing stripe |  |
China Marine Surveillance (CMS; Chinese: 中国海监; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hǎijiān) was a maritime surveillance agency of China.
Patrol vessels from China Marine Surveillance are commonly deployed to locations in the South China Sea and East China Sea where China has territorial disputes over islands with its neighbors. The CMS has played a central role in China's increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea, encountering opposition from Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam in the disputed territories, as China tries to lock up natural resources to meet its demands as the world's largest energy consumer.
One senior US naval intelligence officer has suggested that the mission of China Marine Surveillance is to "harass other nations into submitting to China's expansive claims."
Established 1998, the CMS, charged with the supervisory responsibility for some 3 million square kilometers of Chinese declared territorial waters, employs some 7,000 individuals and operates some 10 aircraft, including at least one Mil Mi-8 helicopter and two Harbin Y-12 utility planes, and 400 seagoing vessels.(Two Harbin Y-12 aircraft seen at Guilin airfield on a number of occasions in August 2013.) It has grown in fleet size and capability. Its fleet is made up of, in part, destroyers and other former Chinese Navy vessels.
In March 2013, China announced it shall create a unified Coast Guard commanded by the State Oceanic Administration. The move has merged China Marine Surveillance with the China Coast Guard.
The North China Sea Fleet is led by both North China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration and China Marine Surveillance.
The East China Sea Fleet is led by both East China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration and China Marine Surveillance.
The South China Sea Fleet is led by both South China Sea Branch, State Oceanic Administration and China Marine Surveillance.
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