
This handout photo provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines shows the windshield, communications and navigational equipment on a Philippine Navy Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat allegedly destroyed by the Chinese Coast Guard to prevent Philippine troops on a resupply mission in the Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)


