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China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea
The back and forth over Sandy Cay is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 Plants Flag on Disputed South China Sea Territory
The Philippines pushed back by unfurling its own flag at disputed Sandy Cay, condemning China's "illegal presence." ...
China Asserts Sovereignty Over Disputed Reef in South China Sea
China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage ...
Philippines security official disputes China’s statement over disputed South China Sea outcropping
The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays ...
US and Allied Drills Counter China's Island-Taking Tactics
The U.S. and the Philippines, which have formed an alliance under a mutual defense treaty, are conducting Exercise Balikatan —their largest annual war game—in the Southeast Asian archipelagic country ...
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To Address China’s Assertive Behavior in the South China Sea, the Philippines Should Focus on Sustainability
There’s another way to tackle China’s exclusion of Filipino fisherfolk from the South China Sea: cutting off its access to ...
Chinese navy patrols South China Sea, says Philippines creating 'disturbances'
China's navy conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Tuesday, saying that the Philippines has been creating "disturbances", as the Filipino and U.S. air forces conducted their own joint mission ...