The Chinese army has occupied the disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea, reports the newspaper "Financial Times." Just a few miles away is Thitu Island, where a military base belonging to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Philippines on Monday rejected China’s claim ...

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

The National Maritime Council said that China's claim that it has seized Sandy Cay is a clear example of disinformation ...

Vietnam expressed its objections to China and the Philippines regarding their conflicting activities at Sandy Cay in the ...

China’s latest action at Sandy Cay may be part of a broader strategy to expand its footprint in the West Philippine Sea - the term the Philippines uses for parts of the South China Sea within ...

The Philippines on Saturday slammed China for resorting to disinformation activities around Sandy Cay, emphasising that the ...

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

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

Sandy Cay is close to Thitu Island ... China claims more than 90% of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea via a U-shaped "nine-dash line" on its maps that stretches into Southeast Asia ...

Vietnam has sent diplomatic notes to China and the Philippines to protest against their activities in contested South China Sea waters, and urging them to respect its territorial claims, it said on ...