[Bilingual] Navy's 48th Escort Task Group to Visit Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Malaysia

Source-stated date: 14 September 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

【双语】海军第48批护航编队将访问孟加拉国、缅甸和马来西亚

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Published14 September 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
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The PLA Navy's 48th Escort Task Group, completing its Gulf of Aden deployment, will make port calls in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Malaysia on its return voyage, conducting professional exchanges and ship open days. The routing fits the established pattern of using homeward-bound escort rotations as low-cost naval diplomacy in the Indian Ocean littoral — the three stops extend PLA Navy engagement into the Bay of Bengal and Strait of Malacca approaches. The framing around 命运共同体 (community with a shared future) points to deliberate messaging that positions routine naval presence as a neighborhood-building exercise rather than a power-projection one.

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海军第48批护航编队将访问孟加拉国、缅甸和马来西亚 The 48th PLAN Escort Task Group Will Visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia 9月14日下午，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。蒋斌：近日，中国海军第48批护航编队结束任务，由亚丁湾海域返航。返航途中，编队将访问孟加拉国、缅甸和马来西亚三国，并开展专业交流、舰艇开放等活动，进一步深化同有关国家传统友谊和战略互信，服务构建周边命运共同体。 Jiang Bin:Recently, the 48th PLAN Escort Task Group completed its missions and set off on its return voyage from the Gulf of Aden. En route home, the task group will visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Malaysia. Professional exchanges and ship open days will be held to further enhance long-standing friendship and strategic mutual trust between the Chinese side and its counterparts, serving the building of a community with a shared future with neighboring countries.

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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-14
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Source text. Ministry of National Defense. "【双语】海军第48批护航编队将访问孟加拉国、缅甸和马来西亚." MOD China (国防部), 2026-09-14. http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/yzxwfb/16486370.html.

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