China Coast Guard conducts rights-protection patrol around Diaoyu Dao
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-14/China-Coast-Guard-conducts-rights-protection-patrol-around-Diaoyu-Dao-1PBoxPN2xLW/img/5618ddf53cc04d03b4a9af75691f9172/5618ddf53cc04d03b4a9af75691f9172.png' alt='File photo of China's Diaoyu Dao. /VCG'
A China Coast Guard (CCG) task group conducted a patrol in the territorial waters of China’s Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands on Friday.
The patrol, led by CCG vessel Meishan, was a rights-protection operation carried out by the CCG in accordance with the law, the CCG said in a statement.