<?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/2025/09/10/scarborough-shoal-nature-reserve-china/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-16T14:48:27.163Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.rfa.org/resizer/v2/5LRNXYEKKBC4JH3MOKLDZ3C4TY.jpg?auth=1d5c930441f709849d1122552dbeb2859620d7f284b942b51c27cd0cae4323bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Chinese Navy helicopter flies above Scarborough Shoal as seen from aboard a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane on February 18, 2025 in the South China Sea.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/09/10/hong-kong-same-sex-unions/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-10T19:27:30.242Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.rfa.org/resizer/v2/HM4G455DAFALZL5OD4MBZZ4AVA.jpg?auth=2c4c7545c039b4f8629b418c22f54b71b45a53d7ea2f9e1f2e7bdf229521ff3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This combination of images shows the voting results rejecting the registration of same-sex partnerships bill, which would have allowed same-sex couples registered abroad to register locally, in the Legislative Council chamber in Hong Kong, Sept. 10, 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>