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

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

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

The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their ...

Gov’t execs, lawmakers slam Chinese disinformation on WPS The Philippines remains in control of Sandy Cay, which is near ...

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

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

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MANILA, Philippines — There was no Chinese seizure of Sandy Cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, ...

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

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) has reaffirmed the Philippines' maritime rights over Sandy Cay, ...

Beijing urges Manila to ‘stop its infringement’ after Philippine personnel land on reef that has become flashpoint in South ...