Newsweek reached out to the Philippine armed forces and China's Foreign Ministry with emailed requests for comment. The Filipino ships had been en route to Sandy Cay, a collection of three ...
Beijing accused the Philippines of "illegally" intruding into Scarborough Shoal, a reef over 500 miles from Chinese shores.
Beijing has repeatedly asserted sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and accused rival ... The incident took place Friday near Sandy Cay, three small uninhabited sandbars flanked by ...
The incident took place near Sandy Cay, three small uninhabited sandbars flanked by an artificial island base of Chinese forces and a Philippines-occupied island in the Spratlys archipelago, the ...
Philippines Suspends South China Sea ... collect sand samples from Sandy Cay near Philippine-occupied Thitu island, encountered "aggressive manoeuvres" from three China Coast Guard ships, the ...
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea ... also deployed by the China Coast Guard (CCG), which harassed two of the Philippine bureau’s inflatable boats. Sandy Cay, where the survey ...
A little more than a week after Beijing and Manila reached an agreement aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea ... to “land on” Sandy Cay, which China calls “Tiexian Reef.” ...
In this image released by Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard boat sails around Sandy Cay in the South China Sea Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ...
MANILA – The Philippines said on Jan 25 it suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after ... including Sandy Cay – which China calls Tiexian Reef . It added that it intercepted ...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships and a Chinese navy helicopter harassed a group of Philippine fisheries vessels conducting a scientific survey in a hotly disputed area of the South ...
The Philippines said on Saturday it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced "harassment" and aggressive behaviour from China's coast guard and ...