In this handout photograph released by the government of the Sakhalin Region on October 13, 2026, a delegation of businesspeople from China's Heilongjiang Province visits Iturup island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan. (Photo by Handout / Government of Russia's Sakhalin Region / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Government of Russia's Sakhalin Region" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS