An array of exquisite products is almost always made in China; racism, childish responses, and the fear of accountability are toys that are now on display.

In response to the ongoing West Philippine Sea dispute, China Daily has made it crystal clear that they are, without a doubt, childish when it comes to responses. They made Generative Artificial Intelligence create a dehumanizing video that portrayed Filipinos as monkeys wearing a barong and salakot, being manipulated by the Americans and Japanese. While Reuters (2026) reported that China’s Foreign Ministry said that the video does not represent the government’s position, it still speaks volumes about how they haven’t taken immediate action to shut the clip down.

Like a spoiled brat whenever they don’t get whatever they want, the video shows how desperate China Daily’s propagandists are when it comes to the WPS. Even when the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea heavily sided with the Philippines, recognizing our exclusive rights over its maritime zones. However, did their synapses fire to understand this ruling? Absolutely—not!

They claimed that they owned the WPS because of their ever-so-intelligent “Nine-Dash Line,” when in reality, historical records are undoubtedly insufficient when it comes to legal matters. This is because under UNCLOS, they deemed that monstrosity invalid because it has and never will have a legal basis. But even when a ruling was already given, they won’t take no for an answer.

And because of that selfish response, it made me realize this: they aren’t attacking our nationality and rights because they believe they’re winning; they’re attacking because they don’t have any legal basis to own the sea. Whenever it came to lawful conversations, all they had in their suitcase was “historical evidence” and wishful thinking. They aren’t asking for a share; they are asking for the whole because they have a superiority complex greater than that of an egoistic man.

And what infuriates me is that they aren’t even sorry for the damage that they have caused. To this day, no heartfelt—let alone a half-assed-apology was said regarding their aggression towards Filipino ships. If anything, they seem to tolerate—hell, even advocate the use of water cannons to “intimidate” us. But guess what?

The law doesn’t sleep around and tries to find out every possibility known to mankind; the law is a precise endeavor that seeks to punish those who are unlawful. And if the Chinese officials want to take it up to court, then they better start drafting a sob story on how historical evidence is a legal basis.

Time and time again, we are oppressed for simply holding exclusive rights within a 200-nautical-mile radius. And they are blasting us with loads of water, for what? So they can win some petty discourse that has already been settled back in 2016? China will never own the WPS because it is an established legal entity under Philippine and International law (Philippine News Agency).

But then again, almost everything is made in China—including hate.

The Frontman