China has concluded that coral reef degradation in the waters surrounding Sandy Cay – a disputed reef in the South China Sea – was due to a combination of natural phenomena and human ...

The appearance of a new natural feature in the Spratly Islands — Sandy Cay — is causing a dangerous standoff over its ownership. Sandy Cay is actually three coalescing sand bars situated between ...

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 ...

Taipei | China’s move to proclaim sovereignty over a disputed reef in the South China Sea has triggered a new stand-off with the Philippines, raising tensions between the two rival claimants on ...

Tensions between Beijing and Manila in the disputed South China Sea have intensified after another confrontation near Sandy Cay, this time involving the use of water cannon and a collision. The ...

Beijing’s Play for Sandy Cay China’s salami-slicing in the South China Sea is eroding U.S. credibility. By Lynn Kuok, the Lee Kuan Yew chair in Southeast Asia studies at the Brookings Institution.

A Chinese Coast Guard ship patrols the area as Philippine inter-agency members visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Apr 27, 2025. (File photo: AP/National Task Force West Philippine Sea) ...

China’s latest action at Sandy Cay may be part of a broader strategy to expand its footprint in the West Philippine Sea - the term the Philippines uses for parts of the South China Sea within ...

Some observers said China might be trying to assert control of Sandy Cay — which covers an area of 200 square meters, or about 2,150 square feet — to legitimize its claim on Subi Reef, the ...

China's coast guard says it has seized a disputed sandbank in the South China Sea and "dealt with" a situation involving six Filipinos who it accused of illegally landing on it. Beijing claims ...