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

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

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

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, ...

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

BEIJING -- China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag ...

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

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

The Philippines-China maritime tussle just edged up a notch this past week, with Chinese television reporting a Chinese ...

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today ...