China says its coast guard has extended "sovereign jurisdiction" over the disputed Sandy Cay reef in the South China Sea. State media published a photo of coast guard personnel holding a Chinese flag above the reef.
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00:00China says its Coast Guard has taken control of a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
00:06State media published a photo of officials holding a Chinese flag on Sandy Quay, a small, uninhabited sand bank.
00:14According to the report, the Coast Guard claimed the reef in mid-April.
00:19Sandy Quay sits near the northern edge of the Tizard Bank in the Spratly Islands, an area claimed by both China and the Philippines.
00:25Tensions between the two countries have been rising, with China stepping up its presence across the region.
00:33It comes as China's Shandong aircraft carrier was spotted near the Philippines just days before the start of U.S.-Philippine military drills known as Baliketan.