"deliberately" sailed by Subi Reef, Fiery Cross Reef, and Mischief Reef of the Spratly Islands during a recent transit. These China-controlled reefs were built with multiple facilities over the ...

Videos released showed a Chinese coast guard ship sailing close to a Philippine vessel as well as a Chinese military ...

and the Subi Reef. Below is a quick overview of what China has built on each of these islands, and how it impacts the Philippines.

"With both sides maintaining significant military presences - the Philippines on Thitu Island and China on Subi Reef - any military aircraft flying near the Subi Reef area could provoke responses ...

from China’s nearest major landmass of Hainan island. Chinese forces have garrisoned the Subi Reef near Thitu. Also on Friday, Philippine forces resupplied and rotated without incident troops ...

The U.S. says it is defending freedom of navigation; really it just wants to limit China's power in the South China Sea. Two U.S. bombers were contacted by Chinese air traffic controllers over the ...

Thitu lies about 430km (267 miles) from the major Philippine island of Palawan and more than 900km from China’s nearest major land mass of Hainan Island. Chinese forces garrison the Subi Reef ...

China begins construction on airstrip at Fiery Cross Reef after land reclamation efforts in 2014. The airstrip will be long enough to allow any Chinese military aircraft to land. A US surveillance ...