Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-06

Chinese PLA Navy's Task Group Concludes Visit to Indonesia

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-06
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16478098.html
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JAKARTA, Aug 6 -- On the morning of August 6, the Chinese PLA Navy's task group, comprising training ship Qijiguang (Hull 83) and amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998), set sail from Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, concluding its four-day goodwill visit to Indonesia and continuing with its open-sea training and overseas visit mission. During the visit, the task group commander paid courtesy calls on Indonesian military and government leaders. The Chinese sailors participated in friendship sports meet at the Indonesian Naval Academy and co-hosted cultural salon with Indonesian naval cadets. The two sides also conducted reciprocal ship visits, academic exchanges and other activities. During the port call, the task group hosted multiple open-ship events, which drew local residents, overseas Chinese and representatives of the Indonesian military aboard for visits. At the invitation of the Indonesian Navy, the Chinese naval task group conducted a joint exercise with the Indonesian Navy after departing from Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya. (Video Editor: Huang Panyue)

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Training ship Qijiguang (Hull 83) and amphibious dock landing ship Kunlunshan (Hull 998) departed Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya on August 6 after a four-day goodwill visit to Indonesia that included courtesy calls on Indonesian military and government leaders, a friendship sports meet at the Indonesian Naval Academy, cultural exchanges with cadets, and a joint exercise with the Indonesian Navy conducted after departure. This fits the PLA Navy's established pattern of pairing cadet training voyages aboard Qijiguang with port diplomacy and bilateral naval exercises, using the training mission as a vehicle for building institutional ties with regional navies. The article documents the specific activities and interlocutors but does not report exercise scope, participating Indonesian units, or exercise area.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Chinese PLA Navy's Task Group Concludes Visit to Indonesia." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-06. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16478098.html.

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