China Daily's AI-generated video of a monkey dressed in Filipino national costume has drawn strong rebuke from the Philippines, raising tensions days before Beijing's top diplomat is set to join a regional meeting in Manila.

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…

MANILA: The Philippines strongly condemned state-run China Daily for releasing an AI-generated video that depicted Filipinos as monkeys, saying the "racist" imagery is "offensive,…