Maritime Channel Safety and International Cooperation

Author: Research Team on Maritime Channel Security, China Institute of Modern International Relations
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: In recent years, maritime channel security has attracted the attention of countries worldwide and has become a cutting-edge topic in the field of international relations. Maritime channel security involves the strategic interests of many countries, economic lifelines, as well as marine ecology and environmental pollution. This uniqueness also makes it a vulnerable point in terms of security. Since the "9·11" incident, international terrorist forces represented by al-Qaeda have remained rampant and have gradually shifted their operational space to the oceans. Due to the severe harm caused by maritime terrorist attacks being no less than that of land and air attacks, the international community has taken various measures to prevent and combat them.