A music video that was meant to spotlight China's efforts to help the Philippines check the spread of the coronavirus drew irate responses...
A music video that was meant to spotlight China's efforts to help the Philippines check the spread of the coronavirus drew irate responses, as it instead came across to many Filipinos as a veiled attempt by Beijing to reassert its claims over the South China Sea.
It was supposed to be a feel-good song, with lyrics written by Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian that praised cooperation between Manila and Beijing.
The song's title - (One Sea) - touched a sensitive nerve, though, as it appeared to suggest legitimising China's claims over waters the Philippines considers part of its territories. A day after it was uploaded, the video had already gotten over 100,000 dislikes.
It was supposed to be a feel-good song, with lyrics written by Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian that praised cooperation between Manila and Beijing.
The song's title - (One Sea) - touched a sensitive nerve, though, as it appeared to suggest legitimising China's claims over waters the Philippines considers part of its territories. A day after it was uploaded, the video had already gotten over 100,000 dislikes.
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