China and Philippines use their flags to stake out competing claims in the South China Sea . April 27, 2025 at 10:33 pm Updated April 28, 2025 at 3:32 am . By . TERESA CEROJANO. and .

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 uninhabited… ...