The second drill in 2012 involved 18 vessels and two helicopters from Taiwan, as well as 11 ships and one helicopter from China. A third drill in 2014 featured 33 vessels, four helicopters, and 550 personnel. In 2020 the CGA and Chinese authorities worked out a standard operating procedure for dealing with illegal sand dredging by Chinese vessels. From implementation to December 2020 Chinese authorities had taken action in 64 cases and impounded 23 ships which demonstrated to the CGA that the Chinese were serious about cooperating on the issue. In March 2021 the CGA and the US Coast Guard announced that they had signed a cooperation agreement, the agreement was promptly denounced by China. In May 2021 US President Joe Biden praised the cooperation agreement while speaking at the commencement of the United States Coast Guard Academy. The first bilateral meeting under the agreement occurred in August 2021. Future of the CGA As of 2019 the CGA planned to construct a total of 141 ships, including four 4000-tonne, six 1000-tonne, 12 600-tonne, 17 100-tonne, 52 35-tonne patrol ships and 50 coastal multi-purposed ships, by 2027. In 2021 the Taiwanese cabinet approved a NT$12.9 billion (US$428.53 million) budget for six new 3,000-ton class patrol vessels. Fleet In 2021 the CGA had more than 200 vessels. In 2021 President Tsai Ing-wen ordered the name “Taiwan” to be prominently displayed on all vessels to avoid confusion with the People's Republic of China Coast Guard which is engaged in a grey-zone campaign against Taiwan and other neighboring countries. Cutters and Patrol Boats RB-01 (Search/Rescue Boat) RB-02 (Search/Rescue Boat) RB-03 (Search/Rescue Boat) Type CP-1001 (Rubber raft) x9 Type SF-801 (Speedboat) x6 Type PP-601 (Speedboat) x9 Equipment Helicopters and drones 20 x AVIX AXH E320RS drone helicopters Light weapons Kestrel (rocket launcher), for Pratas and Spratley Islands garrisons. 292 deployed by April 2021. naval gun Multiple rocket system Anti-ship missile Coastal surveillance The CGA maintains a comprehensive coastal surveillance network. In 2021 the CGA allocated NT$919.99 million (US$33.33 million) to upgrade its coastal surveillance network and to add new gap filler radars as well as photoelectric sensors to the network. Rank insignia Coast Guard Law Enforcement Coast Guard Navigation and Engineering Officers The navigation and engineering officers of the Taiwan coast guard cutters are not sworn law-enforcement officers. They wear the following rank insigna. Leaders Ministers (CGA under Executive Yuan) Chairpersons (CGA under Ocean Affairs