Under authoritarian President Xi Jinping, Beijing has continued to expand its reach into the South China Sea - strategically ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

Chinese coast guard officers 'implemented maritime control' over Tiexian Reef, part of the Sandy Cay reef, in mid-April. The ...

MANILA--The Philippines signed a military pact with New Zealand Wednesday, allowing their forces to hold joint exercises as ...

Tiny Sandy Cay is strategically vital due to proximity to largest island occupied by Philippines in Spratly archipelago ...

BEIJING: China's navy conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday (Apr 29), saying that the Philippines has been ...

The two countries have previously jostled over Sandy Cay, known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese and Pag-asa Cays in the ...

China and the Philippines are reportedly engaged in a so-called "war of selfies" over a disputed reef in the South China Sea.

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

“Philippine government officials have categorically denied that China has seized Sandy Cay or has now permanently taken over Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, describing the statement that was ...

New Zealand and the Philippines formalized a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) amidst rising tensions in the South ...

China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial expansion. China Central Television (CCTV), the state broadcaster ...