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Philippines calls China ‘racist’ over animation

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government strongly protested to China what it said was the depiction of Filipinos as monkeys in an editorial video publicized by a Chinese state-owned media outlet and demanded it be taken down.

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  1. BBC News

    Philippines condemns Chinese media depicting it as monkey in AI video (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    China Daily posted a video of a monkey being forced to sing its claims to the South China Sea.

  2. The Guardian

    Philippines demands ‘racist’ Chinese state media video depicting Filipinos as monkeys be taken down (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Philippine ​defence secretary denounced video on the China Daily Facebook page as a ‘disgrace’ to regional leadership 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, distressi…

  3. The Diplomat

    Philippines Issues Formal Protest to China Over ‘Dehumanizing’ State Media Video (opens The Diplomat)

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    The Diplomat's feed description

    The Department of Foreign Affairs demanded the "immediate takedown” of the AI-generated video, in which the Philippines was depicted as a monkey.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys on China media draws Manila's protest (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The Philippine government has strongly protested a Chinese state-owned media video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys

  5. Al Jazeera

    Manila protests ‘racist’ portrayal of Filipinos in China Daily videos (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The Philippines protests China Daily videos depicting Filipinos as monkeys amid South China Sea tensions.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Philippines calls China ‘racist’ over animation (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine government strongly protested to China what it said was the depiction of Filipinos as monkeys in an editorial video publicized by a Chinese state-owned media outlet and demanded it be taken down.

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