Philippines Protests China Media's Racist Depictions of Filipinos
The Philippine government has formally protested the release of racist videos and cartoons by Chinese state media that depicted Filipinos as monkeys in criticism of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. Manila is demanding the removal of the offensive content and an immediate cessation of such irresponsible reporting.
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