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 ...

The flying of the Chinese flag over Philadelphia City Hall to promote cultural ties has been criticized as supporting the authoritarian government in Beijing. The flag’s raising by the city’s Office ...

Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- China's coast guard held a National Day flag-raising ceremony aboard a patrol vessel in the contested waters of Scarborough Shoal, vowing to "stand guard" over the disputed atoll.