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.

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today ...

The takeover of Sandy Cay could theoretically allow China to expand its jurisdiction in this area. ...

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 ...

Tiexian Reef, also referred to as Sandy Cay Reef, is located near Thitu Island, or Pagasa, where the Philippines has stationed troops and operates a coast guard monitoring base. The Tribune ...

China has seized a disputed reef just kilometres away from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in the South ...

The small sandbank lies close to Thitu Island, also known as Pag-asa Island, where Philippine forces have maintained a long-standing outpost. The Global Times newspaper, an English-language outlet run ...

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 ...

The Philippines today slammed an “irresponsible” Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the South China Sea was under Beijing’s control, saying the status quo was unchanged.