<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/04/21/philippines-balikatan-defense-china-military-exercises/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-21T19:08:45.5Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.rfa.org/resizer/v2/IKIAMWQMB5H5LE54N4RHL34V4A.JPG?auth=bdcb28d6f324fc662b42c206cf629c86c5ab72b797c5e3975513db394171c183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Philippine and U.S. soldiers salute during the flag ceremony at the opening ceremony of the U.S.-Philippines "Balikatan" joint military exercises, in Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>