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.

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

The focus of this strategy is Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, which stands as one of the country’s most strategic islands in the contested Spratly archipelago. Strengthening the ...

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

The 200 sq metre Tiexian Reef forms part of the Spratly Islands and is located near Thitu Island, which hosts a Philippines military facility that Manila reportedly uses to track Chinese movements ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

China and the Philippines on Monday defended their claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after Manila accused ...

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 ...

The Sandy Cay reef lies near Thitu Island, or Pag-asa, where the Philippines stations troops and maintains a coast guard monitoring base. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said Saturday that the ...