During China's Qing Dynasty, a fearsome female pirate queen named Ching Shih ruled the South China Sea. She led the Red Flag Fleet, commanding over 1,800 pirate ships and around 80,000 pirates.

A Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was almost overrun by pirates last month. Luckily, the crew escaped unhurt and the pirates’ boat was destroyed. However, things were very different in the 19th ...

But in the early 19th century, a remarkable pirate ruled the South China Sea - and that pirate ... called the "Red Flag", and in 1804, blockaded the port of Macau, defeating the Portuguese squadron.