Philippines condemns Chinese state media's 'racist' video depicting Filipinos as monkeys

MANILA: The Philippines strongly condemned state-run China Daily for releasing an AI-generated video that depicted Filipinos as monkeys, saying the "racist" imagery is "offensive, distressing and unacceptable" and drawing a firm line against dehumanising propaganda.Manila demanded that the video posted on China Daily's Facebook account on Jul 10 be taken down. The Chinese Embassy in Manila did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The video portrayed a monkey dressed in Filipino attire being directed by arms representing the United States and Japan on what to sing. After being called "stupid", the monkey pulled a sheet of lyrics bearing the words "South China Sea arbitration award" before being thrown into the sea and blasted by a vessel's water cannon. Philippine Defence Secret