Manila protests ‘racist’ portrayal of Filipinos in China Daily videos
Summary
The Philippines has officially protested to China over videos by China Daily that showed Filipinos in a racist way. The videos were part of China Daily's coverage of a South China Sea dispute, and the Philippines says they insult their people and go beyond normal political arguments.Key Facts
- The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs called the videos “demeaning” and “racist” for depicting Filipinos as monkeys.
- The protest was made both in person to China’s ambassador and through a formal diplomatic note.
- China Daily is a major state-run English newspaper in China with over 110 million Facebook followers.
- The videos were linked to the 10th anniversary of a 2016 international tribunal ruling favoring the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute.
- China rejects this tribunal ruling and claims most of the South China Sea as its territory.
- The South China Sea has large oil and natural gas reserves and is a point of tension between China and the Philippines.
- The U.S. and other countries support the Philippines’ position based on the 2016 ruling and call for peace in the region.
- China’s government and China Daily had not responded publicly to the protest when the article was published.
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