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South Sea Fleet

Southern Theater Command Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy's jack and ensign
Active1955–present
CountryChina
AllegianceChinese Communist Party
BranchPeople's Liberation Army Navy
TypeNaval fleet
Part ofSouthern Theater Command
Garrison/HQZhanjiang, China
EngagementsBattle of the Paracel Islands

The Southern Theater Command Navy (STCN), or the South Sea Fleet (SSF) until 2018,[1] is a formation of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and the naval component of the Southern Theater Command.[2]

  1. ^ Erickson, Andrew S. (April 11, 2024). Admiral Wang Renhua: Exemplifying Jointness and Oversight for China's Navy amid Xi’s Grade-and-Rank Reforms (Report). China Maritime Studies Institute. p. 9.
  2. ^ Saunders et al. 2019, pp. 240–241.

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