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

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

Chinese coast guard officers 'implemented maritime control' over Tiexian Reef, part of the Sandy Cay reef, in mid-April. The ...

Chinese media shows images of coast guard holding flag on sandbar Philippines says its visit showed reef is unoccupied China ...

Chinese media says coastguard units entered remote sandbank, known in China as Tiexian Reef, ‘to exercise sovereignty’ ...

China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused ...

The Philippines has accused China of falsely claiming it had taken control of a sandbank near Pag-asa Island in the South ...

One went to the United States. The other went to China. It was a sign of the times. While the Swiss president was in ...

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.

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

China's coast guard said Sunday it had "dealt with" a situation involving six Filipinos who it accused of illegally landing ...

Philippine officials say a mission visited Sandy Cay Reef in disputed South China Sea and unfurled the national flag.