Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-27

China Navy's 48th Escort Task Force Vessel Tangshan Visits Seychelles

中国海军第48批护航编队唐山舰访问塞舌尔

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
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Source-stated publication date	2026-06-27
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/hj_208557/16470079.html
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新华社维多利亚6月27日电（杜江帆谭振振）当地时间6月26日，中国海军第48批护航编队唐山舰抵达塞舌尔维多利亚港，对塞舌尔进行为期5天的友好访问。当地时间26日9时许，悬挂着中塞两国国旗的海军唐山舰缓缓驶入维多利亚港。塞舌尔军方代表、塞舌尔独立学校师生，中国驻塞舌尔大使馆工作人员、中资机构和华侨华人代表等100余人在码头迎接。访问期间，编队将开展专业交流、甲板招待会等活动，抽组分队参加塞独立50周年庆祝阅兵活动。

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The PLA Navy's 48th Escort Task Force vessel Tangshan arrived at Victoria Port, Seychelles on June 26 for a five-day port call, with a sub-unit scheduled to participate in the parade marking the 50th anniversary of Seychelles independence. The stop extends a well-documented pattern of the PLA Navy using Gulf of Aden escort rotations as a platform for port diplomacy in the Indian Ocean littoral, but the participation in a national independence parade is a concrete step beyond the standard deck-reception format and documents a deliberate effort to embed PLA presence into a host nation's sovereign ceremonial moment. Seychelles sits astride key Indian Ocean shipping lanes and has hosted Chinese naval vessels before, making this visit a data point in Beijing's incremental normalization of PLA Navy access in the western Indian Ocean.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国海军第48批护航编队唐山舰访问塞舌尔." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-06-27. http://www.81.cn/hj_208557/16470079.html.

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