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The People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command's naval and air forces conducted combat readiness patrols around Huangyan Island and its surrounding areas on Saturday, five days after US-Philippine drills in the region. The patrols aim to counter infringements and provocations by certain countries while safeguarding China's territorial sovereignty and upholding peace in the South China Sea. The operation involved multiple aircraft and vessels, including H-6K bombers and frigates.
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Generals Chang Dingqiu and Guo Puxiao, commander and political commissar of the PLA Air Force, were absent from a promotion ceremony led by Xi Jinping on Monday, according to CCTV footage, aimed at filling top vacancies from the ongoing corruption crackdown. Beijing has made no statement on Chang's status, and his Baidu profile has been inaccessible since last week. Chang's last public appearance was in October at the fourth plenary session of the Communist Party's Central Committee.