Chinese coast ... on Monday that its military had landed on Sandy Cay. The statement featured video and photos, including one showing personnel displaying a Philippine flag on one of the sandbars.

The coastguard, it said “exercised sovereign jurisdiction”, displayed the Chinese national flag and ... a Philippine military facility and a newly inaugurated coast guard base, makes ...

China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to show strength at home amid growing external pressure.

The coastguard, it said “exercised sovereign jurisdiction”, displayed the Chinese national flag and “cleaned up ... which hosts a Philippine military facility and a newly inaugurated coast guard base, ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny ... site of a Philippines military facility. In 2023, Manila opened a coast guard monitoring base there to counter what ...

The Philippines on Monday, April 28, 2025, rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays by both ...