{"id":238769,"date":"2025-04-28T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/china-and-philippines-display-flags-on-disputed-sandbank-in-the-south-china-sea\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:00:06","slug":"china-and-philippines-display-flags-on-disputed-sandbank-in-the-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/china-and-philippines-display-flags-on-disputed-sandbank-in-the-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"China and Philippines display flags on disputed sandbank in the South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/g7yk6ltls3E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China and Philippines display flags on disputed sandbank in the South China Sea\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g7yk6ltls3E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>China has upped the stakes in a dispute over islands in the South China Sea by occupying a tiny sandbank near Thitu Island.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Thitu is home to a Philippine military base and members of the Chinese coast guard were pictured on Chinese TV with their national flag, seemingly declaring sovereignty over the tiny sandy island a few kilometres away.<br \/>\nThe White House said that if true, the reports were &quot;deeply concerning&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has upped the stakes in a dispute over islands in the South China Sea by occupying a tiny sandbank near Thitu Island. 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