Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The China Coast Guard serves as a coordinating body for maritime search and rescue in the territorial waters of the People's Republic of China. The China Coast Guard is the maritime branch of the Public Security Border Troops, a paramilitary police force under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The CCG is known to perform mostly coastal and ocean search and rescue or patrols.