BEIJING, April 30 -- On April 30, 2026, the navy and air force troops assigned to the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command（STC）conducted combat readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas.

Huangyan Dao is an inherent part of China's territory. Since April, forces of the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command have strengthened combat readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas.

Such patrols serve as an effective countermeasure to cope with all sorts of rights-violation and provocative acts. They are meant to resolutely safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea.