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Gray Zone Seas: China'S Coast Guard Strategy

How China turns coast guard patrols and gray-zone pressure into a maritime strategy, and how the region is answering back.

5 booksJuly 15, 2026

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First the coast guard, then an ICBM: China tests new, long-term ways to hold off...defensenews.com US deploys Coast Guard in Pacific as China tensions risesemafor.com Coast guard Kinmen voyage hosts foreign lawmakerstaipeitimes.com

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