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China Coast Guard Vessel Formation Conducts Rights-Protection Patrol (维权巡航) in the Territorial Waters of Our Diaoyu Islands and Their Affiliated Islands
中国海警舰艇编队在我钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿领海内维权巡航
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Summary
CCGS Meishan led a China Coast Guard formation on a 维权巡航 (rights-protection patrol) in the territorial waters of the Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands on August 14. The release is a routine operational announcement of the kind CCG publishes after each Diaoyu patrol; its value is as a timestamped record of patrol frequency and the lead vessel deployed, not as evidence of an escalation in posture. What the article does not provide is formation size, patrol duration, or whether Japanese Coast Guard vessels were present.
Translation
China Coast Guard Vessel Formation Conducts Rights-Protection Patrol (维权巡航) in the Territorial Waters of China's Diaoyu Islands and Their Affiliated Islands on August 14
On August 14, the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel formation led by CCGS Meishan conducted a rights-protection patrol (维权巡航) in the territorial waters of our Diaoyu Islands and their affiliated islands. This was a rights-protection patrol activity carried out by the China Coast Guard in accordance with the law.
Original Chinese
中国海警舰艇编队8月14日在我钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿领海内维权巡航 China Coast Guard Task Group Conducts a Rights-protection Patrol in the Territorial Waters of China's Diaoyu Dao and Its Affiliated Islands on August 14 8月14日，中国海警梅山舰编队在我钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿领海内维权巡航。这是中国海警依法开展的维权巡航活动。 On August 14, the China Coast Guard (CCG) task group led by CCGS Meishan conducted a rights-protection patrol in the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands. The patrol was a rights-protection operation carried out by the CCG in accordance with the law.