Hongjian
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A 12k ton ship is needed. Since China's previous CGCs were rather small and worse armed, they stood no chance against the huge and very well armed Japanese cutters.
In any way, China always stood to lose. If the japanese purposely sank a smaller Chinese ship by ramming while it violates the japanese claimed waters, China's only option would have been to swallow that loss without any physical retaliation (because the USN). So, the obvious answer is to pit a larger ship that cant be easily sunk by ramming attacks by the now-smaller japanese vessels, and thus allowing China to assume full control over the escalation level, so that the entire conflict wouldnt even come to this. If the Japanese feel that they cant drive off two 12.000 ton ships off-course by ramming and pushing, they have two options: Retreat in shame or try to light them up with their 20 and 35mm guns. The second option will be very risky, because these 12k ton ships are better armed with a 76mm rapid firing gun, as well as possibly two 30mm chainguns. So, the only way for the Japanese to sink them is by calling an JMSDF Destroyer to sink them with heavy weapons. And this would mean war, which isnt in the interest of both countries. This is clearly brinkmanship, but it is exactly what the Hawkish President of China, Xi Jinping, actually wants now. The slow, but steady increase in China's nuclear arsenal (especially now after the reform and creation of the "Rocket Force", which also would command organic sea-based and air-based nuclear assets), as well as the fast growth of the navy and airforce, is basically aimed to provide China with the big gun that can be pointed at the rival's head while both of them are arm-wrestling and pushing with their bellies, until one of them blinks.
All in all, China's decision to escalate the island dispute with Japan wont change the balance all too much, since the USN is already there in force with 3 more carrier groups. The USN wont start a war with China when coast guard ships are bumping each other. Anyone who thinks otherwise isnt being realistic tbh. And with the 12k ton ships, there wont be much bumping going on after all, because of reasons stated above. I'd rather expect a mini arms-race to break out, with Japan responding by building 20.000 ton coast guard cutters, that are to be answered by Chinese 40.000 ton coast guard cutters "armed" with a reinforced ice-breaker hull and so on and so forth.
@Dysta
Where do you get the stats for the 12k tonne class? I never read anything about its maximum speed. Anyway, speed isnt even needed to enforce a maritime claim, if you have the displacement and armament to resist all hostile attempts to evict you with physical means. If you are an elephant, the hunter cant play bumping with you anymore, but either have to resort to the elephant-gun (AShMs), or retreat in shame.
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