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The monkeys in our midst, Chinese and Filipino
China Daily video portrays Filipinos as a water-cannoned monkey.—SCREENGRABS FROM CHINA DAILY
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August 4, 2026August 4, 2026Opinion

The monkeys in our midst, Chinese and Filipino

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There are far more monkey species and monkeys in China than in the Philippines. In China, out of about 20 monkey species, the most numerous with an estimated wild population of 100,000 is the rhesus macaque. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, China was also the leading supplier of monkeys for medical research. On the other hand,...