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

Photo: China Coast Guard displays the Chinese national flag at Tiexian Jiao in the South China Sea. The Global Times recently ...

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

China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

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

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

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

Vietnam on Saturday protested claims by China and the Philippines over a disputed reef in the South China Sea which it ...

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

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

The back and forth over Sandy Cay is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested ...