China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area.

China's annual moratorium covers waters claimed by several countries with ongoing territorial disputes with the East Asian ...

Chinese activities in the South China Sea have remained a focal point ... the East Asian power constructed seven artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago, a cluster claimed by five other ...

Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam all claim the Spratly Islands Disputed area is made up of more than 750 tiny islands with a total surface area of less than two square ...

In response to a media inquiry that Google Maps now shows the ... history nor alter the fact that China holds indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands, the expert said.

China and the Philippines have clashed over Sandy Cay in the South China Sea as the two countries ... landed” on the reef in the contested Spratly Islands, known as the Nansha Islands in Chinese.

China seized an island in the South China Sea, unfurling its flag amid growing ... The 200 sq metre Tiexian Reef forms part of the Spratly Islands and is located near Thitu Island, which hosts ...

The satellite images below show ... China has expanded hundreds of miles south by building artificial islands over underwater reefs in the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

Map of where the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands are located in the South China Sea.Business Insider ...