Editing People's Liberation Army Navy (section)

====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" />