The back and forth over Sandy Cay is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested South China Sea.

Philippine officials have condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two Philippine fishing boats conducting marine research in the disputed South ...

Chinese coastguard and Philippine fisheries vessels collide in latest encounter over disputed South China Sea reef.

The Philippines and China have each unfurled ... which is locked in a trade showdown with China. “The reports of China seizing Sandy Cay reef are deeply concerning if true,” said James Hewitt ...

Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. slammed “malicious narratives” by Chinese state ...

The public relations wrestling match over Sandy Cay risks further stoking long-running tensions between the Philippines and China. It also poses a key test to the Trump administration on how it ...

Manila said one fisheries bureau ship sustained damage and blasted China's coast guard for putting civilian lives "at risk." ...

The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and ...

The Philippines says it was forced to halt ... saying the Philippine ships had "trespassed" onto Sandy Cay, known in China as Tiexian Reef, "in an attempt to illegally land on the reef and collect ...

BEIJING — The Philippines on Monday rejected ... patrols the area as Philippine inter-agency members visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. Credit: AP China's state ...