PLA, CCG conduct patrols around Huangyan Dao to safeguard China's territorial sovereignty, regional stability

Source-stated date: 30 September 2026 · Global Times — Defense

PLA, CCG conduct patrols around Huangyan Dao to safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty, regional stability

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Published30 September 2026, by People's Daily Group
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The PLA Southern Theater Command and China Coast Guard have conducted coordinated readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace around Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal) since September, following a joint STC naval-air exercise and a CCG law-enforcement drill in the same waters on Sunday. The STC release frames the patrols explicitly as countermeasures to 'rights-violation and provocative acts,' while the CCG release emphasizes 'orderly management' and regulation of vessels — the dual framing documents Beijing's standard two-track approach of pairing PLA operational presence with CCG administrative authority to reinforce a sovereignty claim. What the release does not specify is the scale of forces involved or whether the tempo represents a sustained increase from prior months.

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According to a release by PLA’s Southern Theater Command, forces of the STC have strengthened readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas since September. “Such patrols are aimed at further enhancing control of relevant sea areas and airspace and serve as an effective countermeasure to cope with all sorts of rights-violation and provocative acts. Forces of the STC will resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and security and firmly uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea,” reads the release. In a separate release, the CCG has enhanced law-enforcement patrols in the territorial sea of Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas, and regulated ships engaged in illegal rights-violation activities in accordance with laws and regulations. Such patrols are meant to further strengthen orderly management of relevant waters and resolutely safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. The latest operation by Chinese armed forces came after STC’s joint naval-air training exercise in the waters and airspace around Huangyan Dao and a CCG’s drill on law-enforcement as well as management and control in waters near Huangyan Dao on Sunday. Analysts said that the military and law-enforcement drills deliver two-layered, unambiguous strategic signals: They serve as a powerful deterrent against external maritime infringements that undermine China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and also embody China's consistent commitment to safeguarding regional maritime stability.

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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-30
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Source text. People's Daily Group. "PLA, CCG conduct patrols around Huangyan Dao to safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty, regional stability." Global Times — Defense, 2026-09-30. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371605.shtml.

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