In this photo taken on August 20, 2022, crew on outriggers sail past fishing “mother” boats in the village of Cato, Infanta town, Pangasinan province, as they prepare to leave for a fishing expedition to the South China Sea. The Scarborough Shoal fishing ground, tapped by generations of Filipino fishermen, is one of many potential flashpoints for military conflict over the South China Sea. China and Taiwan both claim sovereignty over almost the entire sea, while the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei have competing claims to parts of it.
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