They posed with their own national flag for a photo which mimicked that released by China - although it is unclear if this picture was also on Sandy Cay. "This operation reflects the unwavering ...

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

China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...

Chinese coastguard officers have seized a strip of land in the South China Sea in a major escalation of a territorial dispute ...

Sandy Cay is positioned slightly over 3 kilometers from Thitu Island, referred to as Pag-asa by Manila, which hosts ...

An expert has warned such moves by China can be used to support "significant territorial claims" in the South China Sea.

Taipei | China’s move to proclaim ... over the reef by showing its own flag there – the first such official declaration of sovereignty on or near a land feature in the disputed waters in ...

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

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China’s claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays by both sides of their national flags on the ...

hold the Philippine flag as they visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP) ...

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