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

China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial ...

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

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

The Philippines on Monday slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China ...

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

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

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 ...

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The sandbank, part of the Spratly Islands, lies near Thitu Island, also called Pag-asa and the site of a Philippine military facility. Chinese state media said on April 26 that the country’s ...

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 uninhabited ...