The Southern Theater Command conducts joint sea-air drills around Huangyan Island
The joint drills around Huangyan Island focus on the situation in the South China Sea, strengthening sea-air combat-ready capabilities and the protection of maritime rights and interests Follow the latest developments of the Southern Theater Command to understand changes in the regional situation and China's rights protection deployments
According to a report by China News Service on August 1, the Southern Theater Command organized a joint navalair exercise in the territorial waters, airspace, and surrounding sea and air areas of Huangyan Island that day.
The report quoted a message from the Southern Theater Command’s WeChat public account as saying that this exercise was a necessary action in response to the current situation in the South China Sea and to the undermining of regional peace and stability by certain countries in the region, with the aim of testing and improving the troops’ combat capability in safeguarding national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
The article did not disclose the specific forces, equipment, or duration of the exercise.