China Marine Surveillance
| China Marine Surveillance Zhōngguó Hǎijiān 中国海监 | |
|---|---|
Patch of the CMS | |
Racing stripe of the China Marine Surveillance | |
| Abbreviation | CMS, Haijian (海监) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Superseding agency | China Coast Guard |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | China |
| Operations jurisdiction | China |
| Governing body | State Oceanic Administration |
| Specialist jurisdiction |
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| Facilities | |
| Ships | 400 |
| Aircraft | 10 |
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 were 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 in defending Chinese territories in the South China Sea, encountering opposition from Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam in the disputed territories, as China.
Unlike its successor, the China Coast Guard, the CMS was unarmed.
The agency has been disbanded in July 2013 and has now been merged, along with three other similar agencies, with the China Coast Guard.
Local CMS units (Provincial, Municipal and County level) still exist to this day.