September 4, 2025

Senior Colonel Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command, stated on Wednesday that the naval forces of the PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea on Wednesday.

Tian’s statement was in response to a joint patrol by the Philippines, Australia, and Canada.

As the Philippines is rallying external countries for so-called "joint patrol," which undermines regional peace and stability, the troops of the theater command maintain a high level of readiness at all times and are determined to defend national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, said the spokesperson.

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