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

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 each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...

China claims most of the South China Sea, despite a 2016 international tribunal decision largely dismissing those claims.

The Philippines sent navy, coastguard and maritime police officers to Sandy Cay and two neighbouring sandbanks in the Spratly ...

China's navy conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday, saying that the Philippines has been creating "disturbances", as the Filipino and U.S. air forces conducted their own joint mission ...

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

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

Officials in Manila denied on Monday that China had ... Sandy Cay or has now permanently taken over Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, describing the statement that was released through Chinese ...

The Philippines has signed a military pact with New Zealand, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises as Manila ...

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.

The use of Himars and NMESIS during the Balikatan exercise demonstrates the allies’ ability to respond to provocations, ...