China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

Top Philippine coastguard official takes action against pro-Beijing influencer for claiming that he is a paid US asset.

The Chinese coast guard displays its national flag on disputed Sandy Cay in the South China Sea on April 26, 2025. On Sunday, the Philippines dispatched navy and coast guard personnel to Sandy Cay ...

Beijing’s claim to have seized the reef has prompted concern in Washington, which is locked in a trade showdown with China. “The reports of China seizing Sandy Cay reef are deeply concerning ...

The back and forth over Sandy Cay is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirety.

China’s coast guard blamed the Philippines for the collision, saying the vessels entered the waters illegally without China’s permission and landed personnel on Sandy Cay, it said, using the ...

Some observers said China might be trying to assert control of Sandy Cay — which covers an area of 200 square meters, or about 2,150 square feet — to legitimize its claim on Subi Reef, the ...

File image from 21 March, 2024 shows Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in Spratly Islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

Liu Dejun, spokesperson for China’s coast guard, said six Filipinos attempted an “illegal” landing on Sandy Cay on Sunday. The coast guard, Liu said, boarded the reef and “handled it in ...