China Coast Guard fleet patrols Diaoyu Islands waters

Xinhua ^ | 07/26/2013 | Lu Hui

[TexGrill]

BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A four-ship fleet of the newly-unveiled China Coast Guard on Friday patrolled the country's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands, the State Oceanic Administration said.

Comprising CCG ships 2350, 2101, 2506 and 2166, the fleet made clear the Chinese government's stance on its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands to Japanese ships sailing there, which constituted violations of Chinese sovereignty.

The Japanese ships were told to immediately leave the Chinese territorial waters.

[TexGrill]

Biden launches his 'Pivot to Asia' trip and China's Navy is sailing in international waters and confronting Japanese ships. Beijing isn't even in denial mode. Yet another sign of the decay of the USA with Obama as the commander-in-chief of the US Armed Forces. Even in the pre-Obama era, China would have least respected America enough to deny they were engaged in such nefarious deeds such as encroaching upon international waters to confront and intimidate US allies in Asia. At least when China lied, it showed they feared repurcussions from a rival. But now they just don't care how Bathouse Barry responds.

[Venturer]

China is building it’s military while out idiot is closing ours down and filling it with trash.

[wny]

is four ships really a “fleet”?

[ASA Vet]

is four ships really a "fleet?"

Are 52 of these really a Navy?

[Don W]

Just a single Bofors on the bow? I don’t see a CIWS either!

It may be somewhat “stealthy”, as far as a big chunk of metal on a putatively smooth surface can be, but REALLY?