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PLA Southern Theater Command, CCG conduct patrols around Huangyan Dao

CGTN

The Chinese military on Friday conducted combat readiness patrols over the territorial waters and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command said in a statement that since January, the theater command has been reinforcing patrols and vigilance in these areas, and further strengthening control over the relevant maritime and aerial regions to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea.

On the same day, the China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas.

In a statement, the CCG said that it has intensified law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of Huangyan Dao and surrounding areas since the beginning of January, further enhancing the control over the relevant maritime areas, and resolutely safeguarding national territorial sovereignty as well as maritime rights and interests.

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