The patrols marked a major break with the navy's traditional role of protecting China's coastal region, as well as Beijing's oft-stated opposition to foreign military interventions or overseas bases.

这些巡逻标志着海军打破了传统的只保护中国沿海区域的贯例，也打破了北京经常所说的反对外国军事干涉及建立海外军事基地的贯例。

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