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In this handout photo released by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippines BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), right, and USS Gabriel Giffords (LCS 10) during a tactical exercise between the Philippines and the United States in the West Philippine Sea on Thursday Nov. 23, 2023. The Chinese military said on Dec. 4 that American naval ship USS Gabriel Giffords had "illegally intruded" on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)

In this handout photo released by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippines BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), right, and USS Gabriel Giffords (LCS 10) during a tactical exercise between the Philippines and the United States in the West Philippine Sea on Thursday Nov. 23, 2023. The Chinese military said on Dec. 4 that American naval ship USS Gabriel Giffords had "illegally intruded" on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)

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