Tensions surged near Sandy Cay on May 22 as Chinese Coast Guard vessels sideswiped and blasted Philippine research ships with water cannons. China slammed the mission as “illegal,” warning of further ...

Manila said one fisheries bureau ship sustained damage and blasted China's coast guard for putting civilian lives "at risk." ...

The public relations wrestling match over Sandy Cay risks further stoking long-running tensions between the Philippines and China. It also poses a key test to the Trump administration on how it ...

Liu Dejun, spokesperson for China’s coast guard, said six Filipinos attempted an “illegal” landing on Sandy Cay on Sunday. The coast guard, Liu said, boarded the reef and “handled it in ac ...

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saying the vessels entered the waters illegally without China’s permission and landed personnel on Sandy Cay, it said, using the Chinese name Tiexian Reef for the sandbars. It said the vessels ignored ...

Official comments have repeated the line ever since. The Sandy Cay incident was typical of China’s efforts to place US commitment in the Indo-Pacific under the microscope. The sandbar is within ...