Filipino fishermen sort fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen sort fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen prepare to unload fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen prepare to have a meal after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen unload fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen prepare to unload fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen prepare to return to the port after a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishermen prepare to return to the port after a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A Filipino fisherman operates the boat heading back to the port after a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishemen sort fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishemen unload fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishemen prepare ice for their trip going near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

Filipino fishemen unload fish after arriving from a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, at a port in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David 

A man walks past containers at a port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China June 11, 2022. Picture taken June 11, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton 

A woman walks by port workers' accommodation building that is to be demolished, in the Shekou area of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China June 11, 2022. Picture taken June 11, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton 

A man walks by port workers' accommodation in the Shekou area of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China June 11, 2022. Picture taken June 11, 2022. REUTERS/David Kirton 

Satellite images from April 24 to May 4, 2022, confirm that a probable nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) was in drydock at a shipyard at Huludao Port in northeast China, about 430km east of Beijing. 

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) assists people at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Children wearing masks and shields wait in a line at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A child wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has his swab sample taken for nucleic acid test at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walk at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A child wearing a personal protective equipment (PPE) walks at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A traveller wearing face mask walks at the China-Hong Kong border of Shenzhen Bay Port, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Travellers wearing face mask and shield, walk at the China-Hong Kong border of Shenzhen Bay Port, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Medical workers from China arrive at Shenzhen Bay Port during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Medical workers from China arrive at Shenzhen Bay Port during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Medical workers from China arrive at Shenzhen Bay Port during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Medical workers from China arrive at Shenzhen Bay Port during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

A newly built public housing estate that is being converted into a quarantine facility to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, is seen next to a port in Hong Kong, China February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Trucks travel past containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Workers are seen on a crane above containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

A truck is seen next to containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Stacks of containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Chinese flags flutter near containers stacked at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

A truck moves containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China January 13, 2022. Picture taken January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sits with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa during his visit to Colombo Port city project, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte 

A truck transports a shipping container with the logo of China Shipping Group at a commercial port in the Baltic Sea town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region, Russia October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar 

A shipping container with the logo of China Shipping Group is seen at a commercial port in the Baltic Sea town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region, Russia October 28, 2021. Picture taken with a zoom burst. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar 

A shipping container with the logo of China Shipping Group is seen at a commercial port in the Baltic Sea town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region, Russia October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar 

A shipping container with the logo of China Shipping Group is seen at a commercial port in the Baltic Sea town of Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad region, Russia October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar 

A ship is loaded with containers at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A ship is loaded with containers at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A ship is loaded with containers at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A ship is loaded with containers at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A ship is loaded with containers at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A ship is loaded with containers at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

Containers in line to be loaded at a cargo terminal at the Port of Santos, in Santos, Brazil September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Carla Carniel 

A screen displays video footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to a port in Greece, at the COSCO Shipping booth during the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China September 4, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo 

UPDATE Slug update Map locating key ports in the Pacific where China, the United States and its allies are vying for influence through funding or redevelopment. Reissue. 

An aerial view shows containers and ships at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Hong Kong, China June 7, 2021. Picture taken June 7, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Aleksander Solum 

An aerial view shows containers and ships at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Hong Kong, China June 6, 2021. Picture taken June 6, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Aleksander Solum 

An aerial view shows containers at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal in Hong Kong, China June 6, 2021. Picture taken June 6, 2021 with a drone. REUTERS/Aleksander Solum 

Vehicles drive on narrow road that connect southern and northern parts of Montenegro in canyon Platije, Montenegro May 30, 2021. A Chinese loan for the first phase of a highway linking the Adriatic Sea port of Bar and border with Serbia has sent Montenegro’s debt soaring and forced the country to seek help from the European Union. Picture taken on May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

A view of old berths in port of Bar, Montenegro May 30, 2021. A Chinese loan for the first phase of a highway linking the Adriatic Sea port of Bar and border with Serbia has sent Montenegro’s debt soaring and forced the country to seek help from the European Union. Picture taken May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

A view of the city and port of Bar, Montenegro May 30, 2021. A Chinese loan for the first phase of a highway linking the Adriatic Sea port of Bar and border with Serbia has sent Montenegro's debt soaring and forced the country to seek help from the European Union. Picture taken on May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic 

Car pass hearth shaped plastic flowers on the road that connect southern and northern parts of Montenegro in canyon Platije, Montenegro May 30, 2021. A Chinese loan for the first phase of a highway linking the Adriatic Sea port of Bar and border with Serbia has sent Montenegro's debt soaring and forced the country to seek help from the European Union. Picture taken May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic