China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area. Satellite images show its growth.

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

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 have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage ...

BEIJING/MANILA, April 30 (Reuters) - 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 ...

From left, Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono, Chinese Foreign Minister ...

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

China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea BEIJING -- China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in ...

China's coastguard said it carried out law enforcement patrols in waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday, amid tensions over the area with the Philippines.