Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-20

The Chinese Military Stepping onto the World Stage | The "China Coordinate" on the Gulf of Aden

走向世界舞台的中国军队丨亚丁湾上的“中国坐标”

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中国船舶“艾琳娜”轮致信感谢海军第48批护航编队—— 亚丁湾上的“中国坐标” ■刘思富杨鸿轩解放军报特约记者马玉彬海军第48批护航编队在亚丁湾某海域航行。解放军报特约记者马玉彬摄 “在远离祖国的亚丁湾，你们为我们筑起坚不可摧的‘安全屏障’……是我们在异国海域遇到风险时，能第一时间找到的‘中国坐标’。”亚丁湾某海域，阳光洒满深蓝航道，战舰犁出朵朵浪花。即将结束护航任务的海军第48批护航编队大庆舰上，舰员吴迪朗读着前不久收到的一封感谢信，围坐在学习室内的官兵认真倾听，感动不已。这封信，来自曾被护航的中国船舶“艾琳娜”轮。船长冯恪祥代表全体船员，向编队官兵表达敬意与感谢。这封信也让官兵回忆起为“艾琳娜”轮两次护航的经历。今年2月，编队首次收到“艾琳娜”轮的护航申请。考虑到该船航速、干舷较低，易受海盗攻击，编队接受了申请，并将“艾琳娜”轮纳入重点保护目标，全程跟踪位置信息，确保任何情况下都能第一时间作出反应。 “看着显示器上被护船舶安全航行，这种守护亲人的感觉令人难忘。”大庆舰舰员马久公回忆起当时的情景感慨地说，“我们定时与被护船舶联系，听到对方回复‘一切正常’，心里的石头才能暂时放下。” 6月8日，编队再次为“艾琳娜”轮护航。期间，编队密切关注护航信息通报、实时监控周边海域态势，直至将“艾琳娜”轮安全送达解护点。6月11日晚，“艾琳娜”轮与编队进行了最后一次通联。“全体船员让我一定要再跟你们说一声谢谢。”冯恪祥船长说，“有你们在，我们就心安。” “没想到船员们会把这件事记在心上，此次还专门写了信。”正在值班的赵宣淳读完信后自豪地说，“我们做的都是分内的事。看到‘中国坐标’这样的评价，真的很感动。这是对我们付出和坚守的肯定。” 年轻战士丁源鹤是第一次随舰执行远海护航任务。在读到这封信后，他感慨地说：“说实话，护航时每天对着雷达屏幕做着重复的工作，有时候也会觉得枯燥。但看到‘艾琳娜’轮船员自发在甲板上展开五星红旗、感谢祖国海军护航的照片，我突然明白，我们盯着的每一个光点、接到的每一个电话，都关系着祖国同胞的安全福祉。” 特战分队队员刘朋在反恐反海盗演练间隙，把感谢信分享给其他队员们看：“这就是我们坚守在这里的意义。”特战分队里最年轻的队员王浩鑫在笔记本上写道：“以前我觉得‘祖国强大’只是一个宏大概念，今天终于明白，这句话也体现在我们执行的每一次任务里。我们是祖国远航商船看得见的底气，是海员们心中的‘中国坐标’。” “它提醒我，在这片远离祖国的大洋上，我们守护的不仅是航道，更是祖国人民的信任。”马久公以这封来信时时自我鞭策。潮起潮落、波涛滚滚。不久后，第48批护航编队就要把接力棒交给下一批护航编队。中国海军一批批护航舰艇将接续航行，用忠诚与担当履行使命。

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The PLA Navy's 48th Escort Task Force, operating in the Gulf of Aden aboard the lead vessel Daqing, conducted two escort missions for the Chinese merchant vessel Airina—one in February and one on June 8—and received a written letter of thanks from Captain Feng Kexiang on behalf of the crew. The article is a morale and political-work piece built around the phrase 'China Coordinate' (中国坐标), framing routine convoy escort as emotionally resonant national service; its analytical value is as a record of how the PLAN uses escort duty to cultivate mission identity among first-deployment junior sailors and special operations personnel. What remains unknown is the task force's specific composition beyond the Daqing and the handover date to the 49th task force.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "走向世界舞台的中国军队丨亚丁湾上的“中国坐标”." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-08-20. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16480281.html.

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