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Ecuador navy 'on alert' as 260-strong Chinese fleet nears Galapagos Islands

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Ecuador navy '''on alert''' as 260-strong Chinese fleet nears Galapagos Islands | Fox News

A large fleet of some 260 Chinese fishing vessels has been spotted in the waters surrounding the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, the country’s navy officials said last week.

The Ecuadorian Navy said it has increasing patrolling to ensure the Chinese ships do not enter the exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands, where 19th-century British explorer Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution, Reuters reported.

“We are on alert, conducting surveillance, patrolling to avoid an incident such as what happened in 2017,” Ecuador’s Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin said at a press conference. Three years ago, a Chinese ship was apprehended in the Galápagos Marine Reserve carrying 300 tons of marine wildlife -- mostly sharks, including the hammerhead, which is near extinction.


Chinese fishing fleet goes dark near Galapagos
Chinese fishing fleet goes dark near Galapagos
Guayaquil, Ecuador: Ecuador's armed forces say dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet operating near the Galapagos Islands have turned off tracking systems to prevent monitoring of their activities.

Of around 325 ships still fishing in the waters near the ecologically sensitive Galapagos, 149 have at some point in recent months cut off communications, Navy Commander, Rear Admiral Darwin Jarrin said.

They don’t care. They will eat anything, anywhere, owned by anyone. So you environmentalist are going to have to come to terms with China ignoring international norms.
 
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1 day ago - Ecuador's armed forces said on Tuesday that dozens of vessels from a predominantly Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the Galapagos ...

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Jul 29, 2020 - Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.

Chinese fishing fleet threatens Galapagos Islands - PRI.org

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3 days ago - Chinese fishing fleet threatens Galápagos Islands. A fleet of more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels off the coast of the Galápagos Islands poses a danger to the area's delicate ecosystem, Ecuadorian officials say.

 
Is this a sabre rattle or what?
Is it a fishing "raid" on the glapagos waters by commercial fishing?

??
 
Thankfully trump is president and good friends with china's prez.
 
Perhaps asymmetrical tit for tat against US Navy in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.

Surely the only impact will be to drive the South Americans 100% into th umbrella or the US?

????

WHy do that?

I get the Chineeses are thick but????
 
We shall see.

My consiracy sided brain says that the attitude of the CCP allowed/controled types are those of the extreme compliant "worshipers of authority" who are those who work for the CCP or who follow the directives of their supervisors. Either way they overplay their hand.
 
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