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A U.S. Navy plane flies over the areas of Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea while Chinese coast guard ships try to block Philippine coast guard and supply ships during a rotation and resupply mission on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. As a U.S. Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine navy-manned boats manage to breach through a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea and succeeded in delivering food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal on board BRP Sierra Madre. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)
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