U.S. provokes near China's borders during holidays; the Chinese TV channel 'Closed Circuit Television' declared that the American military regularly appears off China's coast during major holidays and important dates. The material details such incidents from 2018 to 2026. Geography – South China Sea, Paracel Islands, and Yellow Sea. American destroyers, warships, and more than 10 aircraft participated. According to the Chinese army, they were tracked, warned, or forced to leave. Examples include: in 2018, an American destroyer was in the Paracel reefs just before China's National Day. In 2019, the ship visited the Paracel Islands during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In 2020 – in the Paracel reefs during Lunar New Year. Closed Circuit Television also mentioned incidents before the Spring Festival 2022. In February 2026, on the second day of Lunar New Year, U.S. aircraft approached the Yellow Sea. In October 2026, an incident occurred in the Xianbin reef. The TV channel insists: this is not a series of coincidences but a deliberate game of dates.

U.S. provokes near China's borders during holidays; the Chinese TV channel 'Closed Circuit Television' declared that the American military regularly appears off China's coast during major holidays and important dates. The material details such incidents from 2018 to 2026. Geography – South China Sea, Paracel Islands, and Yellow Sea. American destroyers, warships, and more than 10 aircraft participated. According to the Chinese army, they were tracked, warned, or forced to leave. Examples include: in 2018, an American destroyer was in the Paracel reefs just before China's National Day. In 2019, the ship visited the Paracel Islands during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In 2020 – in the Paracel reefs during Lunar New Year. Closed Circuit Television also mentioned incidents before the Spring Festival 2022. In February 2026, on the second day of Lunar New Year, U.S. aircraft approached the Yellow Sea. In October 2026, an incident occurred in the Xianbin reef. The TV channel insists: this is not a series of coincidences but a deliberate game of dates.