BEIJING — China says six Filipinos landed on a tiny outcropping that both countries claim in the South China Sea , days after photos emerged of Chinese coast guard officers displaying a Chinese flag ...

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China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ... The latest maritime dispute surfaced last week, when China ...

The Philippines and China gave conflicting versions on Thursday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest incident in a longstanding dispute between ...

China has no intention of relinquishing its territorial claims in the South China Sea – but it is equally determined to avoid conflict and manage disputes peacefully, four Chinese maritime ...

The Philippines and China have each unfurled their flags on a disputed reef claimed by both nations in the South China Sea, escalating tensions and reigniting hostilities over Beijing’s ...

BEIJING — The Philippines on Monday rejected ... is the latest flare-up in a long-running dispute over territory in the hotly contested South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirety.