Event Brief
Philippines protests China Daily racist video
Filed: Jul 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM ET
Summary: The Philippines lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing over a China Daily video depicting Filipinos as monkeys.
WHO: Philippines government
WHAT: Filed a diplomatic protest over a China Daily video it called racist and offensive
WHEN: Jul 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM ET
WHERE: Philippines
WHY: The Philippines protested the “offensive, distressing and unacceptable” imagery in the China Daily video depicting Filipinos as monkeys.
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