东部战区位东海相关海空域开展联合战备巡航

PLA Eastern Theater Command Conducts Joint Readiness Patrols in Relevant Waters and Airspace of the East China Sea

东部战区新闻发言人徐承华陆军大校表示，4月18日，中国人民解放军东部战区位东海相关海空域，组织海空兵力开展联合战备巡航，这是年度计划内的正常安排，旨在检验部队联合作战能力。战区部队将根据安全形势需要，常态组织有关军事行动，维护国家主权安全和地区和平稳定。

Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command: On April 18, the PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatched naval and air assets to conduct joint readiness patrols in relevant waters and airspace of the East China Sea. This was a routine arrangement organized in accordance with the annual plan, aiming at testing the joint operations capabilities. The troops of the Theater Command will routinely organize relevant military operations based on the need of the security situation, and safeguard state sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability.