Chinese media says coastguard units entered remote sandbank, known in China as Tiexian Reef, ‘to exercise sovereignty’ ...

IN RECENT days, China and the Philippines have put on view, in what observers described as competing photo opportunities, ...

Philippines on Alert After Chinese Coast Guard Visit to Disputed Island ...

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

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

THE CHINESE coastguard has seized control of a reef near a Philippine military base, threatening to inflame tensions in the ...

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 have displayed their respective national flags in competing photos on a disputed sandbank in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — There was no Chinese seizure of Sandy Cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, ...