Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands.

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

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing tensions with the Philippines over territorial ...

PALAWAN, Philippines — U.S., Filipino and Australian troops dug into beach dunes and unleashed a barrage of firepower — ...

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The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the ...

The Chinese military has landed on the uninhabited disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea. It is located just a few ...

The Chinese army has taken control of the disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea, reports the "Financial Times". Just ...

China has seized control of a disputed reef near the Philippines’ Thitu Island, escalating tensions in the South China Sea.

The Philippines, which disputes China's claim to the sandbank, responds by releasing a photo of its own forces on another.

Sandy Cay is also crucial because its categorisation as rock could give the nation controlling access to the waters around it and the 12-nautical-mile radius would overlap with the Thitu island.