<?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/2026/07/14/philippines-teodoro-china-sanctions-japan/</loc><lastmod>2026-07-15T13:36:30.553Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.rfa.org/resizer/v2/FMNGGS5DUFFOFIPIE457PD7G3Q.JPG?auth=bbf5a0cdbb4988950935a44456370451651f702009236a3bd9084ebd06586d6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, left, and Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro at the Balikatan joint military exercises between U.S., Australian, Filipino and Japanese troops in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, May 6, 2026.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>