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China’s AI-generated monkey video mocking the Philippines has sparked outrage in Manila, with officials calling it “dehumanizing and racist” propaganda. The clip, posted by China Daily, depicts a monkey in a Filipino shirt being bullied by the US and Japan, then dumped at sea after attempting to uphold a 2016 international court ruling favoring the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute. As tensions escalate around the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal—with China’s coast guard using water cannons and causing injuries—Philippine ministries condemn the video as contemptible and part of Beijing’s “schizophrenic” behavior. China Daily’s caption accuses the Philippines of being a “pawn,” while Chinese authorities remain silent on the Philippines’ demands to remove the clip. This latest provocation adds fuel to a decade-long standoff over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

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