Japan Aids South American Countries to Combat China’s Illegal Fishing, Threats to Maritime Security

China has the world’s largest distant-water fishing fleet, engaging in poaching and intelligence gathering in other countries’ sovereign waters, said analysts.

Illegal fishing by the Chinese Communist Party in distant oceans is plundering global fisheries resources and destroying the traditional livelihoods of many countries. The picture shows a Chinese fishing vessel operating illegally in Argentina's exclusive economic zone on May 4, 2020. Handout/Argentina's Navy Press Office/AFP

Japan has announced it is giving aid to South American countries to combat China’s illegal fishing in their territorial waters amid the Chinese communist regime’s expansion of influence in the region.

Analysts told The Epoch Times that Japan’s move signals that the international community is joining forces to combat the threats to global maritime security posed by the illegal Chinese fishing, including intelligence gathering for military purposes and “gray zone” operations.