Philippines Demands Takedown of 'Racist' China Daily Post Depicting Filipinos as Monkeys
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned a China Daily post featuring an AI-generated video depicting Filipinos as monkeys, calling it "racist and deeply offensive" and demanding its immediate removal. The post, timed around the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, is seen as potentially widening distrust between Manila and Beijing.
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