Chinese naval escort task group arrives in Malaysia for goodwill visit

Source-stated date: 8 October 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published8 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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The PLA Navy's 48th escort task group — comprising the guided-missile destroyer Tangshan, guided-missile frigate Daqing, and comprehensive supply ship Taihu — arrived in Kota Kinabalu on October 8 for a five-day goodwill visit, following a technical stop at Singapore's Changi Port from October 2–4. This is a routine port-call diplomacy visit; it documents the task group's return routing from Gulf of Aden escort duty and extends the established pattern of PLA Navy ships conducting bilateral engagement stops in Southeast Asia on the homeward leg.

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KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The 48th escort task group of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Thursday morning for a five-day goodwill visit. Representatives of the Eastern Fleet of the Royal Malaysian Navy, staff members of the Chinese embassy and consulates in Malaysia, and representatives of Chinese enterprises and overseas Chinese communities gathered at the pier to welcome the task group. A Malaysian naval band played welcome music. During the visit, the two sides will conduct professional exchanges, ship visits and other activities. Composed of the guided-missile destroyer Tangshan, the guided-missile frigate Daqing and the comprehensive supply ship Taihu, the task group made a technical stop at Changi Port in Singapore for equipment maintenance, replenishment and other activities on Oct. 2-4.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Chinese naval escort task group arrives in Malaysia for goodwill visit." China Military Online (EN), 2026-10-08. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/C_251453/EC/16491585.html.

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