China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions

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 for global conflict.

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Seattle TimesLean Left· 520d ago

China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea

NBC NewsLean Left· 520d ago

China and the Philippines both plant their flags on the same disputed sandbar

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KEYT Santa BarbaraCenter· 520d ago

China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions

ABC 17 Mid-MissouriCenter· 520d ago

China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions

KRDOCenter· 520d ago

China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions

KVIA El PasoCenter· 520d ago

China and Philippines unfurl competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbars, reviving tensions

NewsweekCenter· 520d ago

China plants flag on disputed South China Sea territory

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The GuardianLean Left· 520d ago

China and Philippines display competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank

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