Tensions continue in the South China Sea, most recently between China and the Philippines. China has been extending its reach in the South China Sea by building artificial islands atop reefs.

Sandy Cay is close to Thitu Island ... China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have a presence. China claims more than 90% of the potentially energy-rich South China Sea via a U-shaped "nine-dash ...

Satellite imagery has captured a United States aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, where China claims ... The atoll is closer to the Philippine main island, Luzon, than China's southernmost ...

BEIJING — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent ... Philippine-occupied Thitu Island and Subi Reef, which China ...

China’s claim to have seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea fits into Beijing’s “established pattern of illegal pressure” in the region, according to an expert. State media in ...

Chinese state media released a photo of coastguard officers on the reef The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea ... so-called "nine-dash line".

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 ...