EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2022) The amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) in the East China Sea, Sept. 17, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy Mullins)

RM2K1W85N–EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2022) The amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) in the East China Sea, Sept. 17, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy Mullins)

RM2MMFFPH–EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2022) The amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) in the East China Sea, Sept. 17, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Chinese protestesr throw water bottles at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012. Angry anti-Japan demonstrators have marched and staged a rally across China since Japanese government purchased the Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

RM2P65B12–Chinese protestesr throw water bottles at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012. Angry anti-Japan demonstrators have marched and staged a rally across China since Japanese government purchased the Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Zhoushan, China's Zhejiang Province. 17th Sep, 2017. Fishing boats put out to sea in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. The annual summer fishing ban, which was enforced on May 1 in the East China Sea, was scheduled to end on Friday. But Typhoon Talim delayed the start of fishing to Saturday for local fishermen. Credit: Hu Sheyou/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

RMK7RPGG–Zhoushan, China's Zhejiang Province. 17th Sep, 2017. Fishing boats put out to sea in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. The annual summer fishing ban, which was enforced on May 1 in the East China Sea, was scheduled to end on Friday. But Typhoon Talim delayed the start of fishing to Saturday for local fishermen. Credit: Hu Sheyou/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

(181020) -- BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2018 -- A man rides a sharing-bike at a park of Jiaxing City, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. If you came to Beijing, capital of China, 40 years ago, you were probably struck by the sea of bicycles on streets, a unique phenomenon earning China the title kingdom of bicycles . At that time, ordinary Chinese could not afford cars and few people could travel by air, let alone frequent long-distance travelling. Trains, the most commonly means of transportation then, were always jam-packed in the stuffy compartments. However, the wheels of change had sta

RM2RP3YRB–(181020) -- BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2018 -- A man rides a sharing-bike at a park of Jiaxing City, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. If you came to Beijing, capital of China, 40 years ago, you were probably struck by the sea of bicycles on streets, a unique phenomenon earning China the title kingdom of bicycles . At that time, ordinary Chinese could not afford cars and few people could travel by air, let alone frequent long-distance travelling. Trains, the most commonly means of transportation then, were always jam-packed in the stuffy compartments. However, the wheels of change had sta

HAIKOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 - Aerial photo of the artificial island 'Ruyi Island' in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Sept 19, 2023. Plans to create a 'Dubai of the East' are now in tatters. Ruyi Island is located in the north sea of Haidian Island, Haikou City, about 4.4 kilometers away from the coastline, about 17 kilometers away from Meilan Airport, about 12 kilometers away from the city center of Haikou, with a total reclamation area of 716.34 hectares, including 612 hectares of construction land. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)

RM2RWGBEF–HAIKOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 - Aerial photo of the artificial island 'Ruyi Island' in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, Sept 19, 2023. Plans to create a 'Dubai of the East' are now in tatters. Ruyi Island is located in the north sea of Haidian Island, Haikou City, about 4.4 kilometers away from the coastline, about 17 kilometers away from Meilan Airport, about 12 kilometers away from the city center of Haikou, with a total reclamation area of 716.34 hectares, including 612 hectares of construction land. (Photo by CFOTO/Sipa USA)

(170917) -- ZHOUSHAN, Sept. 17, 2017 -- Fishing boats put out to sea in Zhoushan, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. The annual summer fishing ban, which was enforced on May 1 in the East China Sea, was scheduled to end on Friday. But Typhoon Talim delayed the start of fishing to Saturday for local fishermen. )(wjq) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TYPHOON TALIM-AFTERMATH (CN) HuxSheyou PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

RM2RNR3XX–(170917) -- ZHOUSHAN, Sept. 17, 2017 -- Fishing boats put out to sea in Zhoushan, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. The annual summer fishing ban, which was enforced on May 1 in the East China Sea, was scheduled to end on Friday. But Typhoon Talim delayed the start of fishing to Saturday for local fishermen. )(wjq) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TYPHOON TALIM-AFTERMATH (CN) HuxSheyou PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets. (Kyodo)

RMJNXNY0–BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets. (Kyodo)

200917 -- BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Aerial photo shows fishing boats sailing to the East China Sea in Zhoushan, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2020. Fishing boats departed from ports in Zhejiang Province at noon on Wednesday, marking the end of the four-and-a-half month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by /Xinhua XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY YaoxFeng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

RM2RR1G4R–200917 -- BEIJING, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Aerial photo shows fishing boats sailing to the East China Sea in Zhoushan, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 16, 2020. Fishing boats departed from ports in Zhejiang Province at noon on Wednesday, marking the end of the four-and-a-half month summer fishing ban in the East China Sea. Photo by /Xinhua XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY YaoxFeng PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

(170917) -- TAIZHOU, Sept. 17, 2017 -- Fishing boats put out to sea at a port in Taizhou, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. The annual summer fishing ban, which was enforced on May 1 in the East China Sea, was scheduled to end on Friday. But Typhoon Talim delayed the start of fishing to Saturday for local fishermen.)(wjq) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TYPHOON TALIM-AFTERMATH (CN) LiangxMinhui PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

RM2RNR3XE–(170917) -- TAIZHOU, Sept. 17, 2017 -- Fishing boats put out to sea at a port in Taizhou, east China s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 17, 2017. The annual summer fishing ban, which was enforced on May 1 in the East China Sea, was scheduled to end on Friday. But Typhoon Talim delayed the start of fishing to Saturday for local fishermen.)(wjq) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-TYPHOON TALIM-AFTERMATH (CN) LiangxMinhui PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

RM2K1W864–EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2022) The amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) in the East China Sea, Sept. 17, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amy Mullins)

RM2MMFFPE–EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 17, 2022) The amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) sails alongside the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) in the East China Sea, Sept. 17, 2022. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Chinese protesters wave their national flags in fornt of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012. Angry anti-Japan demonstrators have marched and staged a rally across China since Japanese government purchased the Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

RM2P65AY9–Chinese protesters wave their national flags in fornt of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012. Angry anti-Japan demonstrators have marched and staged a rally across China since Japanese government purchased the Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )