Philippines protests monkey portrayal of Filipino by Chinese media

MANILA - The Philippines said Friday it has formally protested a China Daily animated video depicting a Filipino as a monkey and as subservient to the United States and Japan over an international arbitral ruling on the South China Sea, calling for its immediate takedown.

"China Daily went beyond legitimate political debate by resorting to demeaning, dehumanizing, and racist depiction of Filipinos," the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs said of the nearly-a-minute video posted by the state-run Chinese newspaper last week on Facebook.