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China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions
China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...
China and the Philippines Spar Over a Sandbar in the South China Sea
The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...
China and Philippines display their flags on a disputed South China Sea outcropping
BEIJING (AP) — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea, days ...
China and Philippines both claim control of disputed Sandy Cay reef
The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.
China, Philippines Make Rival Claims in Disputed South China Sea
Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...
FirstFT: Beijing’s seizure of disputed South China Sea reef revives tensions with the Philippines
Also in today’s newsletter, tariff-fuelled demand slump hits US ports and air freight, and Vanguard rules out China ...
Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea
The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.
China, Philippines display their flags on a disputed South China Sea outcropping
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 ...
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Philippines, China Tussle Over Uninhabited South China Sea Reef
Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.
China and Philippines use flags to stake competing claims in South China Sea
The two countries have previously jostled over Sandy Cay, known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese and Pag-asa Cays in the ...
China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after ...
Philippines says China has not seized disputed South China Sea reef
The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and ...