CHINA-MILITARY: SOUTH CHINA SEA
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China's Coast Guard has plans to use a large-scale coastal base proposed to be built in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, to conduct maintenance and repair work on ships and training crew members. The project was disclosed when it was listed as a topic on the agenda at a meeting of the Wenzhou city government and such organs as the coast guard. Information regarding the content of the discussion was briefly posted on the Zhejiang provincial government’s website earlier this month. Known as “Wenzhou command general security base,” the envisaged base will encompass a land area of 500,000 square meters and feature a 1,200-meter pier, according to the information posted online. It will be capable of accommodating as many as six ships, including a large vessel with a displacement of up to 10,000 tons. Aircraft hangars and a large training facility will also be built on the base.The total construction cost will be 3.34 billion yuan (about ¥67 billion), to be entirely shouldered by the central government.
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