China's coast guard said Sunday it had "dealt with" a situation involving six Filipinos who it accused of illegally landing on a disputed reef, after Beijing's state media said the tiny sandbank ...

The reef was seized during joint military exercises between the Philippines and the US, known as Balikatan. These are the largest annual drills, set to begin next week near the Spratly Islands.

China's coast guard said on April 27 it had "dealt with" a situation involving six Filipinos who it accused of illegally landing on a disputed reef, after Beijing's state media said the tiny sandbank ...

China has asserted sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea by planting a flag, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines ...

File image from 21 March, 2024 shows Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in Spratly Islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

China asserted its sovereignty over a disputed reef in the contested South China Sea by conducting military and coast guard patrols on Saturday—a claim the Philippines denied.

(UPDATE) BEIJING — The Chinese coast guard has seized control of a disputed reef near a major Philippine military outpost in the South China Sea, according to Beijing's state media, adding to ...

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

China's coast guard said Sunday it had "dealt with" a situation involving six Filipinos who it accused of illegally landing on a disputed reef, after Beijing's state media said ...

China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from ...

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