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[Bilingual] Navy's 48th Escort Task Group Dispatches Units to Participate in Seychelles' 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Parade
【双语】海军第48批护航编队派分队参加塞舌尔独立50周年庆祝阅兵活动
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Summary
In late June, the PLA Navy's 48th Escort Task Group dispatched the vessel Tangshan to Seychelles, where it participated in the parade marking the country's 50th independence anniversary — the first time Chinese forces have taken part in a Seychellois military parade. This extends the pattern of the Gulf of Aden escort rotation serving as a platform for Indian Ocean port diplomacy, here converting a transit opportunity into a symbolic first that Beijing explicitly frames within its 'China-Africa community with a shared future' narrative. The Seychelles stop documents how escort task groups are used to accumulate firsts in Indian Ocean partner states, building a record of military-to-military access and presence that compounds over successive rotations.
Translation
Navy's 48th Escort Task Group Dispatches Units to Participate in Seychelles' 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Parade
Zhang Xiaogang: In late June, at the invitation of the Seychelles government, the PLA Navy's 48th Escort Task Group's vessel Tangshan will visit Seychelles and will draw and organize units to participate in the parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of Seychelles' independence. This is the first time the Chinese side has participated in a Seychelles parade, which will help further deepen China-Seychelles strategic mutual trust and traditional friendship, and serve the building of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future (中非命运共同体) for the new era.
Original Chinese
海军第48批护航编队派分队参加塞舌尔独立50周年庆祝阅兵活动 Units of the 48th PLAN Escort Task Group Will Participate in the Parade Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Seychelles’ Independence 张晓刚：6月下旬，应塞舌尔政府邀请，中国人民解放军海军第48批护航编队唐山舰将访问塞舌尔，并抽组分队参加塞独立50周年庆祝阅兵活动。这是中方首次参加塞阅兵活动，有助于进一步深化中塞战略互信和传统友谊，服务构建新时代全天候中非命运共同体。 Zhang Xiaogang:At the invitation of the government of Seychelles, PLANS Tangshan of the 48th PLAN Escort Task Group will visit the country in late June, during which its units will participate in the parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of Seychelles’ Independence. This will be China’s first participation in a Seychelles’ parade, which will further deepen China-Seychelles strategic mutual trust and traditional friendship, and contribute to the building of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era.