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 ...

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

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

The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...

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

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

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

The Philippines and China defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused Beijing of ...

T he Philippine military on Sunday hit back at China by planting a flag at the disputed Sandy Cay reef days after Beijing had ...

The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays ...

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