The Philippines has criticized a video released by China Daily as “inhuman and racist”, saying it depicts the country like a frightened monkey being pushed by the United States and Japan to attack China in the South China Sea. An AI-generated video shared last week shows a monkey wearing a Philippine shirt being pushed onto a karaoke stage on a boat with its arms holding American and Japanese flags.
After being reprimanded for singing the wrong song, the man removed a sheet that read “South China Sea Arbitration Award” before being thrown into the sea and blasted with a water cannon. The video was released amid heightened tensions between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea, particularly around the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal. The Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly used high-pressure water cannons against Philippine vessels in disputed waters, causing damage and injuries.
Manila’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that the video be removed, saying: “Differences of opinion over legal and political issues do not justify relying on disturbing images for the public debate of a responsible nation.” It added: “Such images and misinformation will only spread mistrust between the Philippines and China.”
Philippines calls this video ‘propaganda’
The Philippine Department of Defense classified the video as “despicable propaganda” and said it “exposes the moral and intellectual bankruptcy of China’s propaganda machine.” “The recent spate of schizophrenic actions by the Chinese Communist Party are too obvious to ignore or ignore,” Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro said in a statement.
Last week marked 10 years since the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines, concluding that China’s extensive claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis under international law.
However, the Chinese government ignored the ruling, arguing that the court lacked jurisdiction. Tensions between China and Manila have escalated in recent years due to overlapping claims between the two countries. In an ongoing development, both sides have accused the other of provocations and altercations at sea, including with the use of weapons such as swords, spears and knives.
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In June, China installed a floating barrier at the entrance to the disputed Scarborough Shoal, but later removed it after the Philippines lodged a formal diplomatic protest. That same month, the Chinese government also imposed travel restrictions on Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and his immediate family, banning them from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
