Sputnik International
By Ilya Tsukanov
October 18, 2022
The US Coast Guard has a peculiar habit of showing up in waters thousands of kilometers from the US’ home shores, with its ships regularly spotted sailing and engaging in so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols in the Persian Gulf and off China’s coast. Beijing has slammed these patrols, calling them “provocative.”
The United States Coast Guard plans to dramatically ramp up its presence in the Indo-Pacific region beginning next March as part of broader plans to increase security collaboration between Washington and regional nations, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has announced, local media reported.