The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

BEIJING — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea , days after ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

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Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

China and the Philippines on Monday (April 28, 2025) defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after ...

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...

BEIJING -- China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag ...

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...