UpdateBeijing slams rough justice for Chinese woman slapped by Philippine immigration official
Philippine immigration official filmed slapping teacher after she was denied entry at airport
The Chinese embassy in Manila has lashed out at what it called the "rough treatment" of a Chinese woman at the capital's international airport.
In a video recorded on a mobile phone at Ninoy Aquino International Airport's Terminal 3, broadcast on local television, the woman can be seen engaged in a violent clash with an immigration official before being shoved into a nearby room.
The incident could fuel tensions between the two countries, already heightened due to a territorial dispute in the South China Sea and the presence of a large number of undocumented Chinese workers in the Philippines.
Watch: Chinese woman slapped by Philippine immigration agent
The recording shows the official dragging the woman for several metres along the ground before she stands up and repeatedly hits him with her shoe. The official is then seen shoving her hard and slapping her several times. It is unclear from the video how the altercation started.
The Chinese woman was later identified as Jiang Huixing, 38. She had arrived from Beijing on Sunday on a Cebu Pacific flight to resume work as a teacher at a Chinese school, local media said.