The United States plans to send Coast Guard ships to waters in the Western Pacific commonly patrolled by Chinese ships. Experts say the move is aimed at strengthening U.S. efforts to contain Chinese expansion in the area without inviting a heated conflict. The Coast Guard is planning to deploy “Fast Response Cutter” ships in the Western Pacific to protect the interests of America and its partners, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said in a statement last month. The Coast Guard says its Fast Response Cutters are designed to deploy independently to carry out activities including “port, waterways and coastal security, fishery patrols, search and rescue and national defense.” A spokesman for the Department of Defense’s U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said this week the timing for the Western Pacific operations is still being planned.
Title: US Plans to Send Coast Guard to Seas Near China
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data-start-time='28833' data-end-time='51813'>The Coast Guard is planning to deploy “Fast Response Cutter” ships in the Western Pacific to protect the interests of America and its partners, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said in a statement last month.</span> <span data-start-time='51813' data-end-time='75000'>The Coast Guard says its Fast Response Cutters are designed to deploy independently to carry out activities including “port, waterways and coastal security, fishery patrols, search and rescue and national defense.”</span> <span data-start-time='75000' data-end-time='90438'>A spokesman for the Department of Defense’s U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said this week the timing for the Western Pacific operations is still being planned.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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