Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-03

Chinese PLA Navy's task group arrives in Indonesia for visit

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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-03
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By Zhang Wanying, Zhang Dan, Cui Xiaohan, Shi Jianhua, Zhang Han, Wang Leiand HuoYangke SURABAYA, Aug. 3 -- A Chinese PLA Navy's task group, comprising the training ship Qijiguang (Hull 83) and amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998), which is carrying out the far seas internship training and visit mission, arrived at Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, Indonesia, on August 2, 2026, for a four-day goodwill visit. During the visit to Indonesia, sailors from both navies will take part in a series of activities, including mutual ship visits, symposiums, and friendly cultural and sports events. The task group's commander will pay courtesy calls on leaders of the Indonesian government, navy, and military academies. The task group will also host a deck reception and open its ships to members of the Indonesian military, local residents, and overseas Chinese. Following the visit, the two sides will conduct a joint maritime exercise. (Video Editor: Liu Sen)

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The PLA Navy task group comprising training ship Qijiguang (Hull 83) and amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998) arrived at Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya on August 2 for a four-day goodwill visit, part of a far seas internship training and visit mission (远海实习训练访问任务). The visit follows a standard port-call template — mutual ship visits, deck receptions, courtesy calls on Indonesian government and naval leadership — and will conclude with a bilateral maritime exercise, which is the operationally relevant element the visit framing does not foreground. Pairing a cadet training ship with Kunlunshan, a Type 071 LPD, documents the PLA Navy's practice of embedding blue-water familiarization training within diplomatic port calls, though the scope and scenario of the closing exercise remain unspecified.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Chinese PLA Navy's task group arrives in Indonesia for visit." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-03. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16477513.html.

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