Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-21

Two Generations of 'China Aegis' Ride the Waves on Distant Voyages

两代“中华神盾”踏浪远航

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-06-21
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16468604.html
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踏浪远航 ■车盼雯魏静静 “中华神盾”雷霆斩浪 10多年来，人民海军一批新型导弹驱逐舰先后入列服役，因其出色的区域防空和超视距打击能力，被军迷网友誉为“中华神盾”。浪花飞溅，航迹延伸。西安舰与南京舰，作为两代“中华神盾”的代表，常年保持高强度战备与训练状态，一次次奔赴远海执行亚丁湾护航、中外联演、战备巡航等多样化任务。出海即出征，警报即命令。任务期间，官兵没有昼夜之分，只有值更与备更的轮转。装备迭代，驶向深蓝的航向不变。两代“中华神盾”用一次次起航，将职责与使命写入远洋航迹。制图：赵亚会

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The Xi'an (Type 052B) and Nanjing (Type 052D), representing two successive generations of PLAN guided-missile destroyers, are presented as conducting sustained high-intensity operations including Gulf of Aden escort missions, foreign joint exercises, and combat-readiness patrols. The article documents the PLAN's framing of its destroyer force as a continuously deployed, operationally seasoned blue-water asset rather than a prestige or deterrence symbol — the specific pairing of an older and newer hull type extends the institutional record of how the Navy narrates generational capability progression to its own personnel and to a domestic public audience.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "两代“中华神盾”踏浪远航." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-06-21. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16468604.html.

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