TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -- Indo-Pacific countries are joining a training initiative to fight organized crime in the Indian Ocean, working to bolster maritime security capabilities with an eye on both smugglers and China's growing assertiveness in the waters.
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Indo-Pacific nations embrace U.N. exercises to fight maritime crime
China provocations contribute to growing interest in boosting security
Members of the Sri Lankan military board a smuggling ship as part of a training exercise on maritime crime near Trincomalee. (Photo by Takayuki Tanaka)
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