In this photo taken from video provided by Joely Saligan, Chinese coast guard on rubber boats passes by a Philippine fishing boat at the disputed Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines on Jan. 12, 2023. A Filipino fishing boat captain said Tuesday that he asserted Philippine sovereign rights in a tense confrontation with Chinese authorities in the disputed South China Sea in a new spat that is testing efforts by Beijing and Manila to deescalate tensions in a potential Asian flashpoint. (Joely Saligan via AP)
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