China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef. The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S ...

China’s coast guard blamed the Philippines for the collision, saying the vessels entered the waters illegally without China’s permission and landed personnel on Sandy Cay, it said, using the ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

The back and forth over Sandy Cay is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirety.

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, ... China and the Philippines Spar Over a Sandbar in the South China Sea.

Sandy Cay, known in the Philippines as Pag-asa and in China as Tiexian Reef, was also the focus of controversy in late April. China's coast guard posted a photo of personnel holding their national ...

File image from 21 March, 2024 shows Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in Spratly Islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

Sandy Cay lies near Thitu Island, ... The Philippines today slammed an “irresponsible” Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China Sea was under Beijing’s ...

Beijing’s claim to have seized the reef has prompted concern in Washington, which is locked in a trade showdown with China. “The reports of China seizing Sandy Cay reef are deeply concerning ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

On Sunday, a spokesperson for the Philippines Coast Guard said the country’s navy, coast guard and police deployed four teams in rubber boats to Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 – names the ...