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

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

IN RECENT days, China and the Philippines have put on view, in what observers described as competing photo opportunities, ...

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

Recently, the China Coast Guard announced that it had dealt with a situation involving six people from the Philippines who ...

The two countries have previously jostled over Sandy Cay, known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese and Pag-asa Cays in the Philippines.

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

Beijing’s state media reported that the China Coast Guard had already implemented “maritime control” over Sandy Cay (Tiexian Reef)— a tiny sandbank, part of the Spratly Islands.

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

South China Sea, China has occupied Sandy Cay, a previously isolated reef dangerously close to a key Philippine military ...