Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-04

Chinese Naval Vessel Formation to Visit Vietnam

中国海军舰艇编队将访问越南

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
Source language	zh-Hans — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-07-04
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16471727.html
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7月初，应越南海军邀请，中国人民解放军海军戚继光舰、昆仑山舰组成的舰艇编队将赴越南胡志明市访问。近年来，中越海军在舰艇互访、联合巡逻等领域深化合作，为增进两国互信、维护地区稳定发挥积极作用。

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In early July, a PLAN formation comprising the training ship Qi Jiguang and the Type 071 amphibious transport dock Kunlunshan will make a port call to Ho Chi Minh City at the Vietnamese Navy's invitation. The pairing is notable: Qi Jiguang routinely conducts goodwill and cadet voyages, but Kunlunshan is a frontline amphibious assault vessel, and its inclusion in a diplomatic visit to a country with which China has active South China Sea territorial disputes raises the question of whether Beijing is deliberately normalizing the presence of power-projection platforms in bilateral naval diplomacy with Vietnam.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "中国海军舰艇编队将访问越南." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-04. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16471727.html.

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