China and the Philippines each raised flags on Sandy Cay days apart, asserting rival claims. Analysts say Beijing aimed to show strength at home amid growing external pressure.

PetroChina, the listed arm of state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., said Tuesday that its net profit rose 2.3% from a year earlier to 46.81 billion yuan, equivalent to $6.42 billion.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, CanadaChina and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea By: Ken Moritsugu And Teresa Cerojano, The Associated Press Posted ...

The Chinese coast guard displays its national flag on disputed Sandy Cay in the South China Sea on April 26, 2025. On Sunday, the Philippines dispatched navy and coast guard personnel to Sandy Cay ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays by both sides of their national ...

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 ...

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Monday rejected China's claim to a group of three sandbars in the South China Sea, after recent displays by both sides of their national flags on the ...

Taipei | China’s move to proclaim sovereignty over a disputed reef in the South China Sea has triggered a new stand-off with the Philippines, raising tensions between the two rival claimants on ...

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 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 ...