Map of where the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands are located in the South China Sea.Business Insider Tensions continue in the South China Sea, most recently between China and the Philippines.

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (Reuters) - If the Filipinos on the remote South China Sea island of Thitu had binoculars, they might just be envious of how their neighbours on the next island live.

The Philippines has responded to Beijing's criticism by releasing aerial footage of artificial islands where China has expanded its military reach in the contested South China Sea. These artificial ...

At first glance from above it looks like any clean and neatly planned small town, complete with sports grounds, neat roads and large civic buildings. But the town is on Subi reef in the Spratlys ...