2,000 Chinese fishing boats gather to form floating wall in E. China Sea

Up to 2,000 Chinese fishing boats have gathered near the Sino-Japanese median line in the East China Sea at least twice since late last year, forming a floating wall stretching more than 400 kilometers, according to a geospatial data analysis company.Experts believe ordinary fishers were mobilized as maritime militia to form a barrier blocking access by other vessels in the area, and that similar activities are likely to continue, becoming a new normal.The Tokyo-controlled Senkaku Islands, claimed by China, lie in the East China Sea. Beijing regularly sends its ships near the islets to pres…READ FULL ARTICLE