FILE PHOTO: A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, in the disputed Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, in the disputed Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo