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 ...

BEIJING — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea , days after ...

BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days ...

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 ...

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

Chinese state media says Beijing's coast guard has "implemented maritime control" over the Tiexian Reef during an ongoing ...

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 ...

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

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