Philippine Coast Guard condemns ‘racism’ in Chinese video

MANILA: The Philippines on Thursday slammed as racist a video posted by Chinese state media portraying the country as a cartoon monkey forced by US and Japanese masters to defend its South China Sea claims.China claims almost the entirety of the crucial waterway despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis, and has frequently clashed with Philippine vessels in the area.In the minute-long video, posted to the China Daily Facebook page, a timid monkey wearing a traditional Filipino shirt known as a barong is shoved onto a karaoke stage on a boat.When it begins singing ly

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