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China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions
China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...
China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea
The back and forth over Sandy Cay is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested ...
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Philippines responds to China by landing and raising flag on disputed islands
The Philippine military responded to the landing of Chinese forces on Sandy Cay reef by carrying out a similar operation, ...
China seizes control of disputed reef and plants national flag near Philippine military base
Chinese media says coastguard units entered remote sandbank, known in China as Tiexian Reef, ‘to exercise sovereignty’ ...
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China sends dual message with national flag on disputed South China Sea reef, targeting rivals and citizens
China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...
Brazen China plants flag on seized TINY 2,000sq ft sandbank in WW3 flashpoint sea…before Philippines’ tit-for-tat reply
THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the ...
China and Philippines raise flags on tiny South China Sea sandbank as tensions mount
Tiny Sandy Cay is strategically vital due to proximity to largest island occupied by Philippines in Spratly archipelago ...
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China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea
BEIJING — 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 ...