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

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

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

National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya on Monday pressed the Chinese Embassy in Manila to fully ...

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

China holds indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands, including Tiexian Reef, and the adjacent waters, and the China ...

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

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

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said last week that Beijing has “no interest in interfering in Philippine elections.” ...

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

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

China and the Philippines have engaged in months of confrontations in the contested waters, and Manila is currently taking part in sweeping joint military drills with the United States that Beijing ...