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China and Philippines Spar Over a Sandbar in South China Sea

China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea

BEIJING (AP) — 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 on the same group of sandbars.

The New York Times · 4d

China and the Philippines Spar Over a Sandbar in the South China Sea

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

Newsweek · 3d

China Plants Flag on Disputed South China Sea Territory

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

Philippine News Agency2d

PH flag raised on Sandy Cay to assert sovereign rights – Palace

The Philippines raised the country’s flag on Sandy Cay to assert its sovereign rights over the area, Malacañang said on ...

The Independent4d

China and Philippines display their flags on a disputed South China Sea outcropping

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... including one showing personnel displaying a Philippine flag on one of the sandbars. “This operation reflects the unwavering ...

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