China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach

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China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach
By David Rising, The Associated Press
Sep 25, 12:11 PM
Foreign vessels, some of them have Chinese flags, fish near Torishima, Japan, on Oct. 31, 2014.
Foreign vessels, some of them have Chinese flags, fish near Torishima, Japan, on Oct. 31, 2014. (Kyodo News via AP)

BANGKOK — A Chinese scientific ship bristling with surveillance equipment docked in a Sri Lankan port. Hundreds of fishing boats anchored for months at a time among disputed islands in the South China Sea. And ocean-going ferries, built to be capable of carrying heavy vehicles and large loads of people.

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