PLA Eastern Theater Command Dispatched Vessel Formation 133 to Transit Yokoate Waterway and Conduct Training in the Western Pacific

东部战区新闻发言人徐承华陆军大校表示，4月19日，中国人民解放军东部战区组织133号舰艇编队过航横当水道，赴西太平洋海域开展演训活动，检验部队远海作战能力。这是根据年度计划组织的例行性训练，符合相关国际法和国际实践，不针对特定国家和目标。

Senior Colonel Xu Chenghua, spokesperson of the PLA Eastern Theater Command: On April 19, the PLA Eastern Theater Command dispatched vessel formation 133 to transit Yokoate Waterway and conduct training in the Western Pacific, in order to test the far-seas operations capabilities of forces. This is a routine training organized in accordance with the annual plan. It complies with international law and practice, and does not target any specific country or entity.