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China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — 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 on the same group of sandbars.
Why Sandy Cay matters: Philippines and China stake rival claims in South China Sea dispute
The Philippine team, using four motorised rubber boats, disembarked at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2 and Cay 3 before sunrise. Their success was evidence that China’s earlier claims of control were misleading, according to Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesman for the Philippine Coast Guard on South China Sea issues.
The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...
A Chinese coast guard statement described the Philippine landing on Sunday ... as Philippine inter-agency members visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025.
China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to ...
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