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 photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag ...

In this photo provided by the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), Philippine inter-agency members including ...

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

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

The Philippines has accused China of falsely claiming it had taken control of a sandbank near Pag-asa Island in the South ...

a mission to Sandy Cay by the Philippine Coastguard and the Philippine Navy. Showing photos and videos of the Philippine flag being unfurled on two of the three sand bars that make up Sandy Cay in ...

In this photo provided by the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), Philippine inter-agency members which ...

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

From a certain distance, they were just taking photos and videos of the activities of the members of the [Philippine] team while we were inspecting the immediate surroundings," Tarriela said. “We also ...

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