Editing People's Liberation Army Navy (section)

==Contemporary topics==
===Strategy, plans, priorities===
[[File:China’s Critical Sea Lines of Communication.png|thumb|right|250px|China's critical [[sea lines of communication]]. In 2004, over 80 percent of Chinese [[crude oil]] imports transited the [[Straits of Malacca]], with less than 2 percent transiting the [[Straits of Lombok]].]]
[[File:Фрегат УРО «Вэйфан» (Китай).png|thumb|Frigate "Weifang" (China)]]
[[File:Фрегат УРО «Линьи» (Китай).png|thumb|Frigate "Linyi" (China)]]
The People's Liberation Army Navy has become more prominent in recent years owing to a change in Chinese strategic priorities.  The new strategic threats include possible conflict with the United States and/or a resurgent Japan in areas such as the [[Taiwan Strait]] or the [[South China Sea]]. As part of its overall program of naval modernization, the PLAN has a long-term plan of developing a [[blue water navy]]. [[Robert D. Kaplan]] has said that it was the [[collapse of the Soviet Union]] that allowed China to transfer resources from its army to its navy and other force projection assets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS%20China%27s%20Arrival_Final%20Report.pdf |title=China's Arrival: A Strategic Framework for a Global Relationship, page 50 |access-date=25 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708111515/http://www.cnas.org/files/documents/publications/CNAS%20China%27s%20Arrival_Final%20Report.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>

China is constructing a major underground [[nuclear submarine|nuclear]] [[submarine base]] near [[Sanya]], Hainan. In December 2007 the first [[Type 094 submarine]] was moved to Sanya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/news/security/jir/jir080421_1_n.shtml |title=Secret Sanya – China's new nuclear naval base revealed – Jane's Security News |publisher=Janes.com |date=21 April 2008 |access-date=25 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202082232/http://www.janes.com/news/security/jir/jir080421_1_n.shtml |archive-date=2 February 2010 }}</ref>
[[The Daily Telegraph]] on 1 May 2008 reported that tunnels were being built into hillsides which could be capable of hiding up to 20 nuclear submarines from spy satellites.  According to the Western news media the base is reportedly to help China project seapower well into the Pacific Ocean area, including challenging United States naval power.<ref>Harding, Thomas,
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080504060556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/majornews/1917167/Chinese-build-secret-nuclear-submarine-base.html "Chinese Build Secret Nuclear Submarine Base"], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' (London), 2 May 2008.</ref><ref>Harding, Thomas, "Chinese Nuclear Submarines Prompt 'New Cold War' Warning", ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London), 3 May 2008.</ref>

During a 2008 interview with the BBC, Major General [[Qian Lihua]], a senior Chinese defense official, stated that the PLAN aspired to possess a small number of [[aircraft carriers]] to allow it to expand China's air defense perimeter.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7732679.stm |work=BBC News | title=China has aircraft carrier hopes | date=17 November 2008 | access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref> According to Qian the important issue was not whether China had an aircraft carrier, but what it did with it.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk"/> On 13 January 2009, Adm. Robert F. Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, called the PLAN's modernization "aggressive," and that it raised concerns in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/14/chinas-aggressive-buildup-called-worry/ |title=China's 'aggressive' buildup called worry |work=The Washington Times |date=14 January 2010 |access-date=25 October 2010}}</ref> On 15 July 2009, Senator Jim Webb of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee declared that only the "United States has both the stature and the national power to confront the obvious imbalance of power that China brings" to situations such as the claims to the [[Spratly Islands|Spratly]] and [[Paracel Islands|Paracel]] islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-16-voa4.cfm |title=US Reaffirms Its Rights to Operate in South China Sea |publisher=Voice of America |date=16 July 2009 |access-date=25 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817165211/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-16-voa4.cfm |archive-date=17 August 2009 }}</ref>

Ronald O'Rourke of the [[Congressional Research Service]] wrote in 2009 that the PLAN "continues to exhibit limitations or weaknesses in several areas, including capabilities for sustained operations by larger formations in distant waters, joint operations with other parts of China’s military, C4ISR systems, anti-air warfare (AAW), antisubmarine warfare (ASW), MCM, and a dependence on foreign suppliers for certain key ship components."<ref>{{cite web|author=Ronald O’Rourke |title=CRS RL33153 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities–Background and Issues for Congress |url=http://opencrs.com/document/RL33153 |publisher=Congressional Research Service |date=23 December 2009 |access-date=7 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218152215/http://opencrs.com/document/RL33153/ |archive-date=18 February 2010 }}</ref>

In 1998 China purchased the discarded Ukrainian ship ''Varyag'' and began retrofitting it for naval deployment. On 25 September 2012, the People's Liberation Army Navy took delivery of China's first aircraft carrier, [[Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning|''Liaoning'']].<ref name="Liaoning carrier Sept 2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.fpri.org/enotes/2012/201210.chang.aircraftcarrier.pdf |title=Making Waves: Debates Behind China's First Aircraft Carrier |publisher=[[Foreign Policy Research Institute]] |date=October 2012 |access-date=24 October 2012 |author=Chang, Felix K. |page=6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133108/http://www.fpri.org/enotes/2012/201210.chang.aircraftcarrier.pdf |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref> The 60,000-ton ship can accommodate 33 fixed wing aircraft. It is widely speculated that these aircraft will be the [[Shenyang J-15|J15 fighter]] (the Chinese version of Russia's SU-33).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/world/asia/china-shows-off-an-aircraft-carrier-but-experts-are-skeptical.html |title=China Launches Carrier, but Experts Doubt Its Worth |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=25 September 2012|last1=Perlez |first1=Jane }}</ref>

In September 2015, satellite images showed that China may have started constructing its first indigenous [[Type 002 aircraft carrier]]. At the time, the layout suggested to be displacement of 50,000 tons and a hull to have a length of about 240&nbsp;m and a beam of about 35&nbsp;m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news|title=Janes &#124; Latest defence and security news|website=Janes.com|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> On 28 April 2017 the carrier was launched as [[Type 002 aircraft carrier|''Shandong'']].

Japan has raised concerns about the PLAN's growing capability and the lack of transparency as its naval strength keeps on expanding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/china-sea-power-concerns-new-japan-foreign-minister |title=China sea power concerns new Japan foreign minister |work=Japan Today |date=3 September 2011 |access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref> China has entered into service the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile called [[DF-21D]]. The potential threat from the DF-21D against U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]s has reportedly caused major changes in U.S. strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017-08/fight-fire-fire|title=Fight Fire with Fire|last=Tangredi|first=Sam|date=August 2017|website=U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings Magazine}}</ref>

On 28 June 2017 China launched the first of a new type of large destroyer, the [[Type 055 destroyer]]. The destroyer – the [[Chinese destroyer Nanchang (101)|''Nanchang'']] – is, with its length of 180 m and at over 12,000 tons fully loaded, the second largest destroyer class in the world after the American [[Zumwalt-class destroyer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/28/asia/china-navy-new-destroyer/index.html|title=China's newest destroyer seen as challenge to Asia rivals|first=Brad | last=Lendon|date=28 June 2017 |publisher=CNN|access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref> Eight destroyers to this design, rated by the United States Navy as "cruisers", have been built or are under construction.

===Comparison to US Navy===
The strength of PLAN is often compared to that of the [[US Navy]]{{according to whom|date=March 2025}}{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}.The PLAN is the [[List of countries with warships|second largest navy in the world]] in terms of tonnage which stands at 2 million tons as of 2022,<ref name="axe_2021-11-05"/> only behind the [[United States Navy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2020/Sep/01/2002488689/-1/-1/1/2020-DOD-CHINA-MILITARY-POWER-REPORT-FINAL.PDF|title = 2020 China Military Power Report|website=Media.defense.gov}}</ref>

A 2019 review found the USN fleet was able to deploy more "battle force missiles" (BFMs), defined as those missiles that contribute to battle missions, than the PLAN: USN fleet could deploy 11,000 BFMs, compared to 5250 BFMs for PLAN and 3326 BFMs for the Russian Navy.<ref name=BFM>{{Cite web|last=Patton|first=Keith|date=24 April 2019|title=Battle Force Missiles: The Measure of a Fleet|url=https://cimsec.org/battle-force-missiles-the-measure-of-a-fleet/|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Center for International Maritime Security|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Territorial disputes===
{{see also|Territorial disputes in the South China Sea|East China Sea EEZ disputes|Battle of the Paracel Islands}}
[[File:South China Sea claims map.svg|thumb|Maritime claims in the South China Sea]]

====Spratly Islands dispute====
The [[Spratly Islands dispute]] is a [[territorial dispute]] over the ownership of the [[Spratly Islands]], a group of islands located in the [[South China Sea]]. States staking claims to various islands are Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and People's Republic of China. All except Brunei occupy some of the islands in dispute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Island Tracker Archive |url=https://amti.csis.org/island-tracker/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 14 March 1988, Chinese and Vietnamese naval forces [[Johnson South Reef Skirmish|clashed]] over [[Johnson South Reef]] in the Spratly Islands, which involved three PLAN frigates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anti-China sentiment flares up in Vietnam |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/3/14/anti-china-sentiment-flares-up-in-vietnam |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=Al Jazeera |date=14 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2011, the Chinese frigate ''[[Chinese frigate Dongguan|Dongguan]]'' fired three shots at Philippine fishing boats in the vicinity of {{ill|Jackson Atoll|zh|五方礁}}. The shots were fired after the frigate instructed the fishing boats to leave, and one of those boats experienced trouble removing its anchor.<ref>{{cite news |title=China fired at Filipino fishermen in Jackson atoll |first=Tessa |last=Jamandre |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/06/02/11/china-fired-filipino-fishermen-jackson-atoll |work=[[ABS-CBN]] |date=3 June 2011 |access-date=10 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Inside the Ring: China warship grounded |first=Bill |last=Gertz |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/8/inside-the-ring-china-warship-grounded/?page=all |newspaper=The Washington Times|date=8 August 2012 |access-date=10 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811152125/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/8/inside-the-ring-china-warship-grounded/?page=all |archive-date=11 August 2012 }}</ref>

====Senkaku Islands dispute====
The [[Senkaku Islands dispute]] concerns a territorial dispute over a group of [[Desert island|uninhabited islands]] known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, the [[Senkaku Islands]] in Japan,<ref name="name cnn">{{cite news |last=Ogura |first=Junko |title=Japanese party urges Google to drop Chinese name for disputed islands |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-10-14/world/japan.google.disputed.islands_1_diaoyu-islands-chinese-fishing-captain-senkaku-islands?_s=PM:WORLD |newspaper=CNN World |date=14 October 2010 |agency=CNN |location=US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004161611/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-10-14/world/japan.google.disputed.islands_1_diaoyu-islands-chinese-fishing-captain-senkaku-islands?_s=PM%3AWORLD |archive-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> and [[Senkaku Islands|Tiaoyutai Islands]] in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/look-out-for-the-diaoyu-islands/ |title=Look Out for the Diaoyu Islands |last=Kristof |first=Nicholas |date=10 September 2010 |work=The New York Times|access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Aside from a 1945 to 1972 [[United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands|period of administration by the United States]], the archipelago has been controlled by Japan since 1895.<ref>{{cite web|author=John W. Finney |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/11/archives/senate-endorses-okinawa-treaty-votes-84-to-6-for-islands-return-to.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027042715/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/11/archives/senate-endorses-okinawa-treaty-votes-84-to-6-for-islands-return-to.html |archive-date=27 October 2018 |url-status=unfit |title=Senate Endorses Okinawa Treaty – Votes 84 to 6 for Island's Return to Japan – Rioters There Kill a Policeman Senate, in 84 to 6 Vote, Approves the Treaty Returning Okinawa to Japan – Front Page |work=The New York Times |date=11 November 1971 |access-date=20 August 2012}}</ref> The People's Republic of China disputed the proposed U.S. handover of authority to Japan in 1971<ref>[[Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea]] (NILOS). (2000). {{Google books|6GOVS_0Zm6oC|''International Organizations and the Law of the Sea,'' pp. 107–108.|page=107}}</ref> and has asserted its claims to the islands since that time.<ref>Lee, Seokwoo ''et al.'' (2002). {{google books|MZGsi1ptLvoC|''Territorial disputes among Japan, Taiwan and China concerning the Senkaku Islands,'' pp. 11–12.|page=11}}</ref> Taiwan also has claimed these islands.  The disputed territory is close to key shipping lanes and rich fishing grounds, and it may have major oil reserves in the area.<ref name="BBCQnA">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11341139 "Q&A: China-Japan islands row"] ''[[BBC News]]'' 11 September 2012</ref>

On some occasions, ships and planes from various mainland Chinese and Taiwanese government and military agencies have entered the disputed area. In addition to the cases where they escorted fishing and activist vessels, there have been other incursions. In an eight-month period in 2012, over forty maritime incursions and 160 aerial incursions occurred.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japan Will Have Busy Year Defending Islands Against China | author=Richard D. Fisher Jr. |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/awmobile/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_02_25_2013_p15-544303.xml |newspaper=Aviation Week |date=25 February 2013 |access-date=5 March 2013 |quote=Between March and November, 47 Chinese ship incursions were recorded. From April to December, the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) scrambled fighters 160 times in response to Chinese aircraft in the East China Sea, up from 156 in 2011. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104125823/http://www.aviationweek.com/awmobile/Article.aspx?id=%2Farticle-xml%2FAW_02_25_2013_p15-544303.xml |archive-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> For example, in July 2012, three Chinese patrol vessels entered the disputed waters around the islands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Chinese-ships-near-disputed-islands-Japan/Article1-886758.aspx |title=Chinese ships near disputed islands: Japan |date=11 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111021822/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/RestOfAsia/Chinese-ships-near-disputed-islands-Japan/Article1-886758.aspx |archive-date=11 November 2013 }}</ref>

Military escalation continued in 2013. In February, Japanese Defense Minister [[Itsunori Onodera]] claimed that a Chinese frigate had [[Missile lock-on|locked weapons-targeting radar]] onto a Japanese destroyer and helicopter on two occasions in January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Japan Protests Chinese Ship's Alleged Use of Radar to Guide Missiles |first=Steve |last=Herman |date=5 February 2013 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-warship-locked-prefiring-radar-on-japanese-navy-tokyo/1597325.html |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=6 February 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207120727/http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-warship-locked-prefiring-radar-on-japanese-navy-tokyo/1597325.html |archive-date=7 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Japan Accuses China of Using Weapons Radar on Ship |first=Mari |last=Yamaguchi |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_ASIA_DISPUTED_ISLANDS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-02-05-09-22-53 |agency=Associated Press|date=5 February 2013 |access-date=7 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208012003/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_ASIA_DISPUTED_ISLANDS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-02-05-09-22-53 |archive-date=8 February 2013 }}</ref> A Chinese [[Type 053H3 frigate|Jiangwei II class frigate]] and a Japanese destroyer were three kilometers apart, and the crew of the latter vessel went to battle stations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stopping short of war |author=Eric S Margolis |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/11-Feb-2013/stopping-short-of-war |newspaper=The Nation |publisher=Nawaiwaqt Group of Newspapers |date=11 February 2013 |access-date=4 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215141510/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/11-Feb-2013/stopping-short-of-war |archive-date=15 February 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Chinese state media responded that their frigates had been engaged in routine training at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=China refutes Japan's allegations on radar targeting |first=Bi |last=Mingxin |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-02/08/c_132160506.htm |newspaper=Xinhua |publisher=Xinhua Network Corporation Limited |date=8 February 2013 |access-date=4 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211070028/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-02/08/c_132160506.htm |archive-date=11 February 2013}}<br />{{cite news |title=China Denies Directing Radar at Japanese Naval Vessel and Copter |first=Chris |last=Buckley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/09/world/asia/china-denies-directing-radar-at-japanese-military.html |newspaper=The New York Times|date=8 February 2013 |access-date=4 March 2013 }}</ref>

====Other incidents====
[[File:Chinese frigate Dongguan aground on Half Moon Shoal.jpg|thumb|''Dongguan'' aground on the [[Half Moon Shoal]], 22 July 2011]]

On 22 July 2011, following its Vietnam port-call, the Indian amphibious assault vessel {{ship|INS|Airavat|L24|2}} was reportedly contacted 45 nautical miles from the Vietnamese coast in the disputed South China Sea by a party identifying itself as the Chinese Navy and stating that the Indian warship was entering Chinese waters.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_india-china-face-off-in-south-china-sea-report_1582481 "China face-off in South China Sea"] DNA India report</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers47/paper4677.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330094421/http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers47/paper4677.html|url-status=usurped|title=Southasiaanalysis.org|archive-date=30 March 2012|website=Southasiaanalysis.org|access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> According to a spokesperson for the [[Indian Navy]], since there were no Chinese ships or aircraft were visible, the INS ''Airavat'' proceeded on her onward journey as scheduled. The Indian Navy further clarified that "[t]here was no confrontation involving the INS ''Airavat''. India supports freedom of navigation in international waters, including in the South China Sea, and the right of passage in accordance with accepted principles of international law.  These principles should be respected by all."<ref name=autogenerated2 />

On 11 July 2012, the Chinese frigate ''Dongguan'' ran aground on Hasa Hasa Shoal (''pictured'') located 60 [[Nautical mile|nmi]] west of [[Rizal, Palawan|Rizal]], which was within the Philippines' 200 nmi-[[Exclusive economic zone|EEZ]].<ref name="China ship runs aground">Laude, Jamie. [http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=827335&publicationSubCategoryId=63 "China ship runs aground near Phl"] ''[[The Philippine Star]]''. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.</ref> By 15 July, the frigate had been refloated and was returning to port with no injuries and only minor damage.<ref name="Stranded ship refloated">[http://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-frigate-aground-shoal-says-manila-115506463.html "Stranded naval frigate refloated."] [[Agence-France Presse|AFP]]. 15 July 2012</ref> During this incident, the 2012 [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations|ASEAN]] summit took place in [[Phnom Penh, Cambodia]], amid the rising regional tensions.<ref name="Stranded ship refloated" />

===Anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden===
{{main|Chinese anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden}}

On 18 December 2008, Chinese authorities deployed People's Liberation Army Navy vessels to escort Chinese shipping in the Gulf of Aden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Somalia-Pirates-China-Deploys-Navy-To-Gulf-Of-Aden-Following-Hijack-Attempt/Article/200812315185722?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_8&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15185722_Somalia_Pirates%3A_China_Deploys_Navy_To_Gulf_Of_Aden_Following_Hijack_Attempt |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724110149/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Somalia-Pirates-China-Deploys-Navy-To-Gulf-Of-Aden-Following-Hijack-Attempt/Article/200812315185722?lpos=World_News_News_Your_Way_Region_8&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15185722_Somalia_Pirates:_China_Deploys_Navy_To_Gulf_Of_Aden_Following_Hijack_Attempt |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Somalia Pirates: China Deploys Navy To Gulf of Aden Following Hijack Attempt &#124; World News &#124; Sky News |publisher=News.sky.com |access-date=25 October 2010}}</ref>

===2011 Libyan Civil War===
In the lead-up to the [[2011 Libyan Civil War]], the ''Xuzhou'' (530) was deployed from anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden to help evacuate Chinese nationals from Libya.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-02/28/c_13754235.htm |title=Chinese navy frigate crosses Suez Canal for Libya evacuation. |publisher=Xinhua |date=28 February 2011 |access-date=3 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107140425/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-02/28/c_13754235.htm |archive-date=7 November 2012}}</ref>

===Yemen conflict===
During the [[South Yemen insurgency#2015|Yemen conflict]], in 2015, the Chinese Navy diverted [[Anti-piracy measures in Somalia#Vessels in operation|frigates carrying out anti-piracy operations in Somalia]] to evacuate at least 600 Chinese and 225 foreign citizens working in Yemen. Among the non-Chinese evacuees were 176 Pakistani citizens, with smaller numbers from other countries, such as Ethiopia, Singapore, the UK, Italy, and Germany. Despite the evacuations, the Chinese embassy in Yemen continued to operate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32173811|title=Yemen battle prompts Chinese rescue|date=3 April 2015|work=BBC News}}</ref>

===Ream Naval Base===
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