From 1831 to 1865, the East Indies Station and the China Station were a single command known as the East Indies and China Station.William Loney RN The China Station, established in 1865, had as its area of responsibility the coasts of China and its navigable rivers, the western part of the Pacific Ocean, and the waters around the Dutch East Indies.Royal Navy Foreign Stations The navy often co-operated with British commercial interests in this area.
