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

China has seized control of a disputed reef near the Philippines’ Thitu Island, escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

MANILA, Philippines — There was no Chinese seizure of Sandy Cay near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, ...

The Chinese army has taken control of the disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea, reports the "Financial Times". Just ...

The Philippines on Monday slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China ...

Tensions in the South China Sea have been building for years. Countries in the region, including the Philippines and Vietnam, ...

That 12-nautical-mile radius overlaps with Thitu Island, the South China Sea reef the Philippines uses to track Chinese moves in the area. The White House said the reports of China seizing Sandy ...

The incident close to the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island was just the latest between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea. The U.S. vice president's visit to the Philippines has ...

Sandy Cay is positioned slightly over 3 kilometers from Thitu Island, referred to as Pag-asa by Manila, which hosts Philippine military installations, including a military-grade runway and ...

Zhongye Island, the Chinese name for Thitu Island and known in the Philippines as Pag-asa, is the largest feature occupied by Manila in the South China Sea. It is home to more than 200 civilians ...

partially attributed the degradation in the area to “frequent human activities”, including construction and fishery activity by the Philippines on Thitu Island, two nautical miles away.