Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-09-02

PLA conducts combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Dao

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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	2026-09-02
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16483044.html
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BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Naval and air units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command (STC) on Wednesday conducted combat readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas, according to the STC. The STC said in a statement that Huangyan Dao is part of China's inherent territory, and that the theater command's forces have strengthened readiness patrols in relevant areas since August. The statement said the patrols aim to further enhance control of relevant sea areas and airspace, and serve as an effective countermeasure to all sorts of rights-violation and provocative acts. The STC forces will resolutely safeguard China's sovereignty and security and firmly uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea, it added.

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PLA Southern Theater Command naval and air units conducted combat readiness patrols over Huangyan Dao's territorial sea and airspace on September 2, with the STC statement noting patrols have been intensified since August and framing the activity as aimed at enhancing control (管控) of the area and countering what it calls rights-violation and provocative acts. The statement documents a deliberate escalation in patrol tempo around Huangyan Dao rather than a one-off event, fitting the STC's established pattern of using official media announcements to formalize and publicize incremental pressure on disputed features. The framing of patrols as a "countermeasure" points to a Philippine or U.S. action as the proximate trigger, but the statement does not name one, leaving the specific incident that prompted the August intensification unspecified.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "PLA conducts combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Dao." China Military Online (EN), 2026-09-02. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16483044.html.

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