Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-01

PLA Southern Theater Command conducts joint naval-air training exercise at Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-08-01
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16477205.html
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On August 1, the PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a joint naval-air training exercise in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas. This is a necessary action taken in light of the current situation in the South China Sea and in response to the acts of certain countries within the region that have undermined regional peace and stability. The training exercise aims to test and enhance the forces' real combat capabilities to safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. (Video Editor: Cheng Sihao)

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The PLA Southern Theater Command ran a joint naval-air exercise at Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal) and surrounding waters on August 1, timed to Army Day. The official framing attributes the exercise to unspecified acts by 'certain countries' that have 'undermined regional peace and stability' — language that points to the Philippines and its U.S.-backed resupply and patrol operations without naming them. The article provides no unit designations, platform types, or force scale, leaving the exercise's actual military scope unknown.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "PLA Southern Theater Command conducts joint naval-air training exercise at Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-01. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/TE/16477205.html.

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