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In 2018, the People's Armed Police Force was significantly adjusted in accordance with the Plan for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions. In accordance with the principle of "the army is the army, the police is the police, and the people are the people", the first-class, forest, and hydropower units responsible for civil properties were transferred to the relevant functional departments of the state as a whole, and they were reorganized into non-active professional teams, and the customs duty force of the armed police force was abolished, and the leadership, management, and command relationship of the armed police force was completely straightened out. At the same time, the coast guard team was transferred from the leadership and management of the State Oceanic Administration to the armed police force, and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force Coast Guard Corps, collectively known as the China Coast Guard, assumed unified maritime rights protection and law enforcement responsibilities.
Although the mission of the Armed Police Force is to carry out duties, counter-terrorism, emergency rescue and disaster relief, and maintain social stability, while the Coast Guard Force is mainly responsible for maritime missions, the nature of their responsibilities is similar. The Coast Guard is composed of the Maritime Surveillance Corps of the State Oceanic Administration, the Fishery Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Border Coast Guard of the Ministry of Public Security, and the Maritime Anti-Smuggling Force of the General Administration of Customs. The integration of the Coast Guard into the leadership and management system of the Armed Police Force will help it play its role more efficiently, perform its duties, ensure maritime security and safeguard the country's maritime rights and interests.
Traditionally, the coast guard has been under the management of the State Oceanic Administration, and although the professionalism of the coast guard has been ensured to a certain extent, there are certain limitations in terms of rapid response and unified command. In the face of the complex and ever-changing maritime security situation, especially in the process of handling maritime emergencies and safeguarding maritime rights and interests, a management system that can realize the integration of resources and improve command efficiency is needed. As an important national armed force, the People's Armed Police Force has obvious advantages in terms of command system, resource integration, and rapid response. The transfer of the coast guard force to the armed police force will help realize the unified management and command of maritime security governance forces and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of maritime security maintenance.
It will help to better implement the party's absolute leadership over the armed forces. After the transfer of the coast guard force to the armed police force, it will work out various work plans and plans in line with the actual situation under the leadership of the ** Military Commission, so as to ensure that the command authority of the coast guard is consistent with the requirements of the ** Military Commission. The Coast Guard performs maritime rights protection and law enforcement functions, including safeguarding territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, cracking down on maritime violations and crimes, maintaining maritime security and safety, protecting the marine ecological environment, marine fisheries management, and anti-smuggling at sea. Equipped with light equipment, the new coast guard ships are even equipped with medium and small caliber cannons, which have become an important part of the maritime armed forces.
It is conducive to the coordination and cooperation of the coast guard and navy in maritime rights protection and law enforcement. The Navy's mission is to "defend the far seas and defend the near seas", while the duty of the coast guard is to protect and enforce the law at sea. In the past, due to unclear responsibilities and overlapping tasks, the Navy was often active in "disputed areas" and took on tasks that should have been undertaken by the Coast Guard. After the coast guard is transferred to the armed police force, its responsibilities will be carefully divided with the navy under the leadership of the Central Military Commission, and the coast guard ships will be placed on the front line in the "sovereignty disputed areas." The navy will face the open sea and build a powerful blue-water navy.
Promote the professionalization and regularization of China's maritime law enforcement forces. Under the new organizational structure, the Coast Guard will be more systematically militarized and trained, which will not only help improve the team's professional skills and efficiency in carrying out its tasks, but will also enhance the overall combat capability of the Coast Guard Force. At the same time, it also provides a new opportunity for the modernization and upgrading of coast guard equipment. Except for a small number of large coast guard ships equipped in recent years, most of the coast guard ships are relatively old, small in tonnage, and not equipped with **. After the transfer, under the organization and leadership of various functional departments of the Military Commission, and with the strong support of military enterprises and military-civilian integration industries, the construction and upgrading of coast guard ships and equipment will be accelerated.
After the coast guard was transferred to the armed police force, it also faced a series of new challenges and problems. How to ensure the legal compliance of the operation and the wide acceptance of the international community while strengthening the ability of maritime rights protection and law enforcement, how to balance the relationship between domestic laws and international laws, and how to maintain good maritime cooperation with neighboring countries while protecting the country's maritime rights and interests are all issues that need to be seriously considered by the coast guard. To resolve these issues, it is necessary to actively participate in the construction and improvement of the international maritime legal system on the basis of upholding national interests, seek consensus through dialogue and cooperation, and promote the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes with the rule of law.
The transfer of the coast guard force to the armed police force is an important strategic adjustment made in response to maritime security challenges in the context of the new era. The implementation of this reform will not only help unify the command and management of maritime rights protection and law enforcement, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of maritime governance, but also help clarify the legal status of maritime law enforcement and enhance the country's ability to protect maritime rights and interests. At the same time, this is also an important measure for China to actively participate in international ocean governance and maintain maritime peace and stability. In the future, with the in-depth implementation of reform measures, the coast guard will play a more important role in safeguarding the country's maritime rights and interests and maintaining maritime security.