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

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

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 ...

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

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

Dispute over Sandy Cay reef near Thitu Island, or Pag-asa, escalates as both countries assert territorial claims in South ...

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 ...

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

China and the Philippines have displayed their respective national flags in competing photos on a disputed sandbank in the ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and ...