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The Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army of China dispatched naval and air forces to conduct joint combat readiness patrols in relevant sea and air domains of the East China Sea on Saturday. This is a routine arrangement within the annual plan, aimed at testing the joint combat capabilities of the troops, said Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson for the PLA Eastern Theater Command.
Troops of the theater command will regularly carry out relevant military operations in response to security situations, to safeguard national sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability, Xu said.
Global Times