China and the Philippines have each unfurled their national flags on tiny sandbars in the South China Sea, staking competing sovereignty claims in strategic waters seen as a potential flashpoint ...

China's coast guard has unfurled the national flag near a Philippine-controlled island, as territorial tensions continue between the two neighbors.

known as Tiexian Reef in Chinese. Commodore Jay Tarriela, a Philippine coast guard spokesperson, posted the statement on X with a video and photos, including one showing personnel displaying a ...

hold the Philippine flag as they visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP) ...

In return, the Philippines said on Sunday that its officails had also landed on three sandbanks. They posed with their own national flag ... a free and open Indo-Pacific." While the South China ...

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The Philippines’ national security council (NSC) said on Thursday there are indications China is conducting a “state-sponsored” campaign to interfere in next month’s mid-term elections.

hold the Philippine flag as they visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea. Picture: Alamy The Philippines has rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent ...