Source record People's Daily Group · 2026-09-02

PLA Southern Theater Command conducts readiness patrols at China's Huangyan Dao with JL-10 jet carrying live missiles

PLA Southern Theater Command conducts readiness patrols at China’s Huangyan Dao with JL-10 jet carrying live missiles

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Desk	China Desk
Publishing institution	People's Daily Group
Source outlet	Global Times — Defense (global_times_mil)
Source language	en — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date	2026-09-02
Original URL	https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1369664.shtml
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China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday urged the Philippine side to immediately stop its illegitimate acts violating ... The PLA Southern Theater Command said on Friday that three Philippine aircraft illegally entered China’s territorial airspace over ... According to Chinese military sources, on Saturday, the Philippines drew in external countries to stir up trouble in ...

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The PLA Southern Theater Command conducted readiness patrols over Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal) using JL-10 jets armed with live missiles, coinciding with the Ministry of National Defense publicly demanding the Philippines halt what it called illegitimate airspace violations and accusing Manila of drawing in external countries to escalate tensions. The operation documents the Southern Theater Command's use of armed aircraft patrols as a coercive tool in the South China Sea air domain, extending a pattern of PLA responses that pair kinetic posturing with official diplomatic messaging. What remains unknown is the exact number of sorties flown, the specific external countries China referenced, and whether Philippine or third-party aircraft were present during the patrol window.

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Source text. People's Daily Group. "PLA Southern Theater Command conducts readiness patrols at China’s Huangyan Dao with JL-10 jet carrying live missiles." Global Times — Defense, 2026-09-02. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1369664.shtml.

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