Dispute over Sandy Cay reef near Thitu Island, or Pag-asa, escalates as both countries assert territorial claims in South China Sea.

There is no Chinese presence on Sandy Cay, says Manila's security council spokesman. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

During a military exercise in the Philippines, the United States deployed the NMESIS anti-ship missile system, advancing a ...

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

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

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

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

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

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 Philippines disputes reports from Chinese media claiming Beijing's control over the disputed Sandy Cay in the South China ...

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