China's ambitions to expand influence in Pacific worries Hawaii's commercial fishermen ANI | Updated: May 19, 2021 17:21 IST Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China's fleet of government-subsidised ships strayed into more distant waters in search of seafood and more influence has become a common point of concern for Hawaii's commercial fishermen and the US military. According to Civil Beat, local longliners have reported seeing growing numbers of Chinese vessels near their islands, accusing them of overfishing and intimidating tactics. "What are they fishing for? I don't know... But it's an example of them being close to Hawaii and, we believe, getting closer," said Eric Kingma, executive director of the Hawaii Longline Association.