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

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

China has "implemented maritime governance and asserted its sovereign authority" over an uninhabited reef in the contested ...

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

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

Photographs show four officers posing with a Chinese flag on the reef's white surface ... There is no truth whatsoever to the claim of the China Coast Guard that the (Sandy Cay sandbanks) have ...

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

China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage ...

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

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

Another photo showed four officers holding up a Chinese flag in what the broadcaster described as “a show of sovereignty.” “China Coast Guard officers landed on Tiexian Reef to conduct ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China’s claim to a group ... team members holding up the Philippine flag. The Chinese coast guard described the Philippine landing as ...