The satellite images below show China's massive ... Over the last decade, China has expanded hundreds of miles south by building artificial islands over underwater reefs in the Paracel and Spratly ...

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 ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Sandy Cay lies just a few nautical miles from Thitu Island, the largest Philippine military outpost in the Spratly Islands ... assertiveness in the South China Sea. The Asia Maritime Transparency ...

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 U.S. should leverage the prospect of new military balancing capabilities to establish an accommodation with China in the South China Sea ... one of its artificial islands.

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

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.