Chinese Military Conducts Combat Readiness Patrols over Huangyan Dao On October 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. This is a necessary countermeasure in response to the Philippines’ rights-violation and provocative acts. Such patrols are aimed at further enhancing control and management over relevant waters and airspace, and serve as an effective countermeasure to cope with all sorts of rights-violation and provocative acts. Huangyan Dao is China’s inherent territory. Since October, forces of the PLA STC have strengthened combat readiness patrols in the territorial sea and airspace of Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas. Forces of the Chinese PLA STC will resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and security and firmly uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea. #PLA# #SouthernTheaterCommand# #HuangyanDao# #NanshaIslands# #SecurityPatrol# #CombatReadiness# #Philippines# #Provocation# #NanshaQundao# #NanshaIslands# #HuangyanDao# #HuangyanIsland# #MeijiJiao# #MeijiReef# #BRPSierraMadre# #LT57# #Manila# #ChinaMilitary# #ChinaMilBugle#