Key facts
- Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro protested to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
- The protest concerned Beijing's recent "violent actions" in the South China Sea.
- Lazaro also objected to an AI-generated video that depicted Filipinos as monkeys.
- The meeting occurred during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila.
Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro formally protested to her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, regarding Beijing's recent "violent actions" in the South China Sea. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila on Wednesday.
During the bilateral discussion, Lazaro also expressed strong objection to an artificial intelligence-generated video that she described as "deeply offensive" and depicted Filipinos as monkeys. The video's content and its alleged connection to Chinese actions were central to the diplomatic protest.