The ship was stuck in shallows for three hours just a mile from the Philippine-held Thitu Island, according to that Manila's ...

Mr Gilberto Teodoro accused leaders in Beijing of grabbing territory in disputed waters. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA, Philippines — China criticized the United States for allegedly inciting tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) after US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson condemned the actions of ...

The Philippines condemned China’s “aggressive interference,” reporting vessel damage and safety threats. Sandy Cay is part of the disputed Spratly Islands, also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.

US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay L. Carlson said the action of the China Coast Guard (CCG) threatens regional stability. “The China Coast Guard’s aggressive actions against a lawful ...

Sandy Cay is an unoccupied group of sandbars known as Tiexian Jiao in China, and Pulo ng Bailan in the Philippines, with the official name of Pagasa Cay 2. It is the closest reef to Subi Reef ...

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

Amid escalating Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea, House Speaker Martin Romualdez stood before the world’s lawmakers in Madrid, Spain to ...

Sandy Cay is close to Thitu Island, the largest and most strategically important of the nine features the Philippines occupies in the Spratly archipelago, where China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam ...

referring to the Sandy Cay features by their Filipino names. “The incident occurred within the territorial sea of the Philippines,” it added. The sandbars have become a flashpoint in the ongoing ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad China’s coast guard blamed the Philippines for the collision, saying the vessels entered the waters illegally without China’s permission and landed ...