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.

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

Chinese coastguard officers have seized a strip of land in the South China Sea in a major escalation of a territorial dispute ...

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

China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused ...

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

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

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

China and the Philippines have engaged in months of confrontations in the contested waters, and Manila is currently taking part in sweeping joint military drills with the United States that Beijing ...

The Philippines on Monday slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China ...