China's latest action on Sandy Cay in the South China Sea aims to counter the Philippines' actions on the disputed reef. Beijing's move is part of its effort to assert rights over the Spratly Islands, ...

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

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.

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

The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China Sea, state media has reported, in an escalation of a regional dispute ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

This development comes at a time when Philippine and US troops are conducting their annual military exercises, which include preparation for potential South China Sea conflicts ...

HANOI (Reuters) - 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 ...

Chinese state media released a photo of coastguard officers on the reef [CCTV] The Chinese coastguard has seized a tiny sandbank in the South China ... on islands and various zones in the sea.

An expert has warned such moves by China can be used to support "significant territorial claims" in the South China Sea.

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ... in the disputed Spratly Islands. The release of the images comes ...