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

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

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

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

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

This development comes at a time when Philippine and US troops are conducting their annual military exercises, which include ...

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 seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial ...

The Philippine military responded to the landing of Chinese forces on Sandy Cay reef by carrying out a similar operation, ...

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today ...

China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage ...