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

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

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

Both countries have planted flags on a collection of sand bars, extending the clash over the area between Beijing and Manila, ...

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 ...

China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing ...

The competing claims are reigniting tensions in the South China Sea and coincide with joint military drills between the U.S.

The Philippines slammed an "irresponsible" Chinese state media report claiming a disputed reef in the West Philippine Sea was ...

The Philippines said on Monday there was no truth to news reports that Beijing has seized control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea, after its personnel landed on the unoccupied sandbars and ...

The Chinese army has occupied the disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea, reports the newspaper "Financial Times." Just a few miles away is Thitu Island, where a military base belonging to the ...

It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what the world agencies reported overnight from Saturday to Sunday. President ...

Jeremy was China Political & Diplomatic Editor in the Wall Street Journal's Beijing bureau, leading coverage of domestic politics, international relations and security. He joined the Journal in ...