Operation Red Sea is a military action film centered on a Chinese naval special forces unit. The narrative focuses exclusively on combat and rescue operations, with no discernible LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes present throughout the story.

Operation Red Sea is a military action film centered on a Chinese naval special forces unit's rescue mission in a fictional Middle Eastern country. The narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

The film features Li Dong, a highly skilled female soldier, who primarily engages in combat using firearms and heavy weaponry against male opponents. There are no scenes depicting her defeating one or more male opponents in direct physical combat using hand-to-hand, martial arts, or melee weapons.

The film features original characters created for its narrative, rather than adapting pre-existing characters from source material or historical figures with established genders. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.

Operation Red Sea is an original film inspired by real events, not an adaptation of existing source material with established characters or a biopic of specific historical figures. All characters are original creations for the film. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.