Tensions between Beijing and Manila in the disputed South China Sea have intensified after another confrontation near Sandy Cay, this time involving the use of water cannon and a collision.

“The China Coast Guard’s aggressive actions against a lawful [Philippine] civilian mission near Sandy Cay recklessly endangered lives and threaten regional stability. We stand with our [Philippine] ...

Sandy Cay (Filipino name: “Pag-asa Cay 2”), a tiny South China Sea (SCS) sandbar found in the western section of our Pag-Asa island’s Territorial Sea (TS), is very much in the news these days. Yet, in ...

Sandy Cay was in the limelight earlier this month after Chinese state media falsely reported that the China Coast Guard had seized control of the maritime feature, which lies west of Pag-Asa Island in ...

Manila said one fisheries bureau ship sustained damage and blasted China's coast guard for putting civilian lives "at risk." ...

China’s coastguard says Philippine vessel ‘dangerously’ approached its ship, resulting in a collision. The Philippines ...

The US ambassador to Manila, MaryKay Carlson described China's actions as aggressive and, in a post on X, said they "recklessly endangered lives and threaten regional stability." Sandy Cay is ...

MANILA, Philippines — China criticized the United States for allegedly inciting tensions in the South China Sea (SCS) after US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson condemned the actions of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Several of the Philippines’ allies have expressed grave concern over China’s recent use of water cannons and a sideswiping maneuver against a Philippine vessel on a routine ...

The ship was stuck in shallows for three hours just a mile from the Philippine-held Thitu Island, according to that Manila's ...

China and Southeast Asia must keep resolution of maritime issues ‘within their own hands’, Xinhua Institute research report ...

Official comments have repeated the line ever since. The Sandy Cay incident was typical of China’s efforts to place US commitment in the Indo-Pacific under the microscope. The sandbar is within ...