China Military Deployments

This page tracks publicly reported military deployments involving China: forces China has sent abroad, foreign forces reported on its territory or in its waters, and exercises it leads or joins.

Forces deployed by China

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
China	South China Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	Fujian (18): South China Sea, southeast of Hainan (as of Nov. 2 satellite imagery) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	Taiwan News Taiwan Defence +1 more
China	Philippine Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	Liaoning (16): Philippine Sea (east of Luzon / east of Taiwan), as of early November Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	Taiwan News Taiwan Defence +2 more
China	Philippine Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	China: Carrier Liaoning (16), with destroyers Anshan, Wuxi and Huainan Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	AEI/ISW Seoul Economic Daily +1 more
China	Western Pacific	🚢 Naval forces	China: Chinese Navy surface ships: Renhai-class destroyers 102 and 109, Luyang III-class destroyers 117 and 133, Jiangkai II-class frigates 546 and 530, Fuchi-class supply ship 903, plus China Coast Guard ship 2307 to Western Pacific, via the Okinawa–Miyako gap and the Osumi Strait 7 navy ships and 1 coast guard ship, in three groups Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	Japan Joint Staff (mod.go.jp) Japan Joint Staff (mod.go.jp) +1 more
China	Taiwan	🚢 Naval forces	China: Aircraft and naval ships around Taiwan to Around Taiwan 15 aircraft, 10 naval ships and 7 official ships in 12 hours Confirmed figure	Confirmed active	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 2026	Taipei Times Focus Taiwan (CNA)
China	Myanmar	🚢 Naval forces	China: 48th naval escort task force: destroyer Tangshan, frigate Daqing, supply ship … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Sep 24, 2026	Sep 24, 2026	CGTN, citing Xinhua
China	Gulf of Aden	🚢 Naval forces	China: 49th naval escort task force: destroyer Kunming, frigate Yueyang, supply ship … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Aug 11, 2026	Aug 11, 2026	The Maritime Executive

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