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

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

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

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

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

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

T he Philippine military on Sunday hit back at China by planting a flag at the disputed Sandy Cay reef days after Beijing had ...

The Philippines on Monday, April 28, 2025, rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after ...

On April 24, the world woke up to dispiritingly familiar news: China was up to its antics again, displaying fresh aggression ...

New government report concludes degradation caused by combination of natural and human activity, including nearby Philippine construction projects.

China's latest action on Sandy Cay in the South China Sea aims to counter the Philippines' actions on the disputed reef.