illegal Chinese fishing

If the term “illegal fishing” conjures images of small numbers of scattered vessels independently pirating the sea’s resources, think again. The problem of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing stems increasingly from state-supported deep water fishing fleets, including massive trawlers accompanied by sustainment vessels, freezer, and transport vessels. Operating continuouslyContinue Reading

Photo: The non-profit organization conducts marine debris collection activities

Editor’s note: 2021 is the seventh anniversary of the implementation of China’s anti-espionage laws. Over the past seven years, under the national security law, a number of pieces of legislation have been unveiled including the cybersecurity law, nuclear security law, bio security law and data security law, providing a firm legalContinue Reading