He Jia, an anchor of the state-run China Central Television (CCTV), "accidentally" claimed that the Philippines is part of Chinese territory. He said "We all know that the Philippines is China's inherent territory and the Philippines belongs to Chinese sovereignty, this is an indisputable fact."
The gaffe happened late Monday and has since become a viral video circulated on the web. The video of the said broadcast has already been removed from the CCTV website but it is still available in various websites online.
What He Jia apparently intended to say was "Huangyan Islands" instead of "The Philippines." Huangyan Islands is more popularly (internationally) known as the Scarborough Shoal and is the subject of the ongoing naval standoff between China and the Philippines.
Officials of the TV station did not give any comment on the faux pas and refused to give any clear answer on whether or not CCTV has already apologized for the mistake.
Watch the video below.
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