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Chinese Coast Guard and Philippine Navy vessels during an encounter at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea July 20, 2026 in this screen grab from handout video. Jay Tarriela via X/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. VERIFICATION - Date and location from timestamp from corroborating footage and satellite image. - Paints on the vessel matched file images of China Coast Guard boats. - Man wearing a brown shirt and a hat mat seated in the bow of the darker
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian gestures during a press conference in Beijing, China March 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Australia's foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial conference with Australia on the sidelines of the 59th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, metro Manila on July 22, 2026. TED ALJIBE/Pool via REUTERS
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Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clash near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal, in the South China Sea, July 20, 2026. cnsphoto via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
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A drone view shows fishing vessels docked in San Salvador, Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 8, 2026. As the Philippines marks the 10th anniversary of the July 12, 2016, international arbitral ruling that invalidated China's expansive claims in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
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A structure, which the Philippine Coast Guard said was likely deployed by Chinese research vessels, floats at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, in this handout image released on June 10, 2026. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
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Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 30, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Chia
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People arrive at the United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the U.N., in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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A Philippine Coast Guard member uses his phone to record the view of Philippine-occupied Thitu Island while onboard a plane in the disputed South China Sea, February 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Karen Lema
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A Philippine soldier peers through an observation telescope from a viewing deck in Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea, February 21, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Karen Lema
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