The Philippines summoned China’s ambassador and lodged a formal protest over videos published by state-owned China Daily that Manila said used racist and dehumanizing portrayals of Filipinos.
Philippine Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Leo Herrera-Lim conveyed the government’s objection to Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan on July 16 and demanded the material’s removal, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Philippine Embassy in Beijing separately sent a letter to China Daily’s editor-in-chief demanding the immediate removal of the videos.
“China Daily went beyond legitimate political debate by resorting to demeaning, dehumanizing, and racist depictions of Filipinos,” the department said.
“Disagreement over legal and political issues does not justify resorting to imagery that has no place in the public discourse of responsible states.”…
Manila Condemns China Daily’s ‘Demeaning, Dehumanizing’ Portrayal of Filipinos
