The area stretching from Qingdao, Shandong Province to Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province — two major shipping ports — will be closed to all vessels from 8 am on Thursday until 6 pm on Saturday, according to a WeChat post by the Weihai Evening Post.
A map illustrating the restricted area — which covers approximately 40,000 square kilometers — was included in the report, which was sourced to a PLA troop codenamed 91208 and the Shandong Maritime Safety Administration.
The report also called on fishermen to spread the news for security reasons.
It also mentioned that August I marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA and "we should applaud the Chinese navy."
This article originally appeared in the Global Times.
