#Interview
Africans in China 1/2
African travellers and even senior government representatives of certain African countries in particular Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya were at the receiving end of racism in Mainland China. While in Guangzhou, they were rejected at check-ins. Hotels staff claimed that they received orders from police and other authorities to do so for crime concerns despite the Chinese government denying giving such orders. Feeling discriminated by the races; some Africans back in their home countries are also suspected that the massive scale of Chinese trade and investments in Africa is a form of neo-colonialism because of the unequal share of power in their relationship. Whether in Africa or in China, the Chinese seemed not well prepared to embrace and engage with their African counterparts on an equitable base other than seeking to maximize Chinese interests as their main priority.
Source: BBC (Aug 2018)
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#ChinaInfluence #Neocolonialism #SinoAfricanRelation #Racism
Africans in China 1/2
African travellers and even senior government representatives of certain African countries in particular Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya were at the receiving end of racism in Mainland China. While in Guangzhou, they were rejected at check-ins. Hotels staff claimed that they received orders from police and other authorities to do so for crime concerns despite the Chinese government denying giving such orders. Feeling discriminated by the races; some Africans back in their home countries are also suspected that the massive scale of Chinese trade and investments in Africa is a form of neo-colonialism because of the unequal share of power in their relationship. Whether in Africa or in China, the Chinese seemed not well prepared to embrace and engage with their African counterparts on an equitable base other than seeking to maximize Chinese interests as their main priority.
Source: BBC (Aug 2018)
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3cswgks
#ChinaInfluence #Neocolonialism #SinoAfricanRelation #Racism
BBC
Business Daily - Africans not Welcome - BBC Sounds
Hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have apparently banned African guests
#Interview
Africans in China 2/2
How Africans view racism in China: “They won’t even sit next to me”
We invited a few Africans that are studying or working in mainland China or Hong Kong to talk about their life in China and how the locals see them.
Q: Are you treated any differently in the city versus in the village?
Many interviewees have expressed that the experience in the city and village is drastically different, but most are not ill-willed.
Berthold Ackon from Ghana is studying Chinese in Beijing Language and Culture University and often uploads videos of interviews with other Africans in China on social media. He recalls that in big cities like Guangzhou, other locals would not mind his presence and would continue their business as usual, which is completely different from his experiences in small cities and villages.
“Some people would stare at me, some would take photos of me with their phones.”
Full translation: https://telegra.ph/How-Africans-view-racism-in-China-They-wont-even-sit-next-to-me-01-26
Source: BBC Chinese (Dec-2017)
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-42218142
#Racism #African #China
Africans in China 2/2
How Africans view racism in China: “They won’t even sit next to me”
We invited a few Africans that are studying or working in mainland China or Hong Kong to talk about their life in China and how the locals see them.
Q: Are you treated any differently in the city versus in the village?
Many interviewees have expressed that the experience in the city and village is drastically different, but most are not ill-willed.
Berthold Ackon from Ghana is studying Chinese in Beijing Language and Culture University and often uploads videos of interviews with other Africans in China on social media. He recalls that in big cities like Guangzhou, other locals would not mind his presence and would continue their business as usual, which is completely different from his experiences in small cities and villages.
“Some people would stare at me, some would take photos of me with their phones.”
Full translation: https://telegra.ph/How-Africans-view-racism-in-China-They-wont-even-sit-next-to-me-01-26
Source: BBC Chinese (Dec-2017)
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-42218142
#Racism #African #China
Telegraph
How Africans view racism in China: “They won’t even sit next to me”
How Africans view racism in China: “They won’t even sit next to me” We invited a few Africans that are studying or working in mainland China or Hong Kong to talk about their life in China and how the locals see them. Q: Are you treated any differently in…
#Newspaper
China says Wall Street Journal admitted mistake after its reporters were expelled
(26 Feb) Three journalists with the Wall Street Journal’s Beijing bureau were ordered to leave China after the publication of a 3 Feb column headlined the “real sick man of Asia”. None were involved in the opinion piece or its headline, however.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang accused the newspaper of using “a racially discriminatory title, triggering indignation and condemnation among the Chinese people and the international community”. He said, “China demands the WSJ recognise the severity of its mistake, make an official apology and hold the persons involved accountable.”
The newspaper's spokesman declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. US President Donald Trump stated that China’s move was unfair and that the US gave very good access to Chinese journalists. This incident has sparked an intense debate within the administration and whether they should expel Chinese journalists in response.
Source: Straitstimes
https://bit.ly/2IcekC9
#Racism #WSJ #Nationalism
China says Wall Street Journal admitted mistake after its reporters were expelled
(26 Feb) Three journalists with the Wall Street Journal’s Beijing bureau were ordered to leave China after the publication of a 3 Feb column headlined the “real sick man of Asia”. None were involved in the opinion piece or its headline, however.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang accused the newspaper of using “a racially discriminatory title, triggering indignation and condemnation among the Chinese people and the international community”. He said, “China demands the WSJ recognise the severity of its mistake, make an official apology and hold the persons involved accountable.”
The newspaper's spokesman declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. US President Donald Trump stated that China’s move was unfair and that the US gave very good access to Chinese journalists. This incident has sparked an intense debate within the administration and whether they should expel Chinese journalists in response.
Source: Straitstimes
https://bit.ly/2IcekC9
#Racism #WSJ #Nationalism
The Straits Times
China says Wall Street Journal admitted mistake after its reporters
East Asia News -BEIJING (REUTERS) - China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that the Wall Street Journal had been in touch with the Chinese government over a February column that Beijing
Japanese Restaurant in Paris Vandalized With ‘Coronavirus’ Graffiti
The number of cases of COVID-19 around the globe rises every day. Fears of a global pandemic continue to grow - a deadly virus spike in over 84 countries and over 17,000 cases have been confirmed outside China, such as France, Japan and South Korea. *
Asian French or Japanese, are victimized by racism in France because of the coronavirus.
A Japanese restaurant, located on Rue de los angeles Michodière in Paris, has been vandalized with graffiti written “coronavirus.”
(*data as on 7th March 2020)
#Coronavirus #France #Racism
Source:
https://japaninsides.com/japanese-restaurant-in-paris-vandalized-with-coronavirus-graffiti/
Further reading:
Coronavirus outbreak stokes Asian-phobic bigotry worldwide
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17760
The number of cases of COVID-19 around the globe rises every day. Fears of a global pandemic continue to grow - a deadly virus spike in over 84 countries and over 17,000 cases have been confirmed outside China, such as France, Japan and South Korea. *
Asian French or Japanese, are victimized by racism in France because of the coronavirus.
A Japanese restaurant, located on Rue de los angeles Michodière in Paris, has been vandalized with graffiti written “coronavirus.”
(*data as on 7th March 2020)
#Coronavirus #France #Racism
Source:
https://japaninsides.com/japanese-restaurant-in-paris-vandalized-with-coronavirus-graffiti/
Further reading:
Coronavirus outbreak stokes Asian-phobic bigotry worldwide
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/17760
Japan Inside
Japanese Restaurant in Paris Vandalized With ‘Coronavirus’ Graffiti
(27 Feb) The epidemic of China Wuhan pneumonia (COVID-19) is spreading globally. FESOKU, a Japanese media, reported that a Japanese kid from a Japanese school in Amsterdam, the capital of Netherland, was surrounded by 5 to 6 local kids in the indoor playground during the recess last week in February. His face and waist were beaten, and his nose was bleeding. The perpetrators scolded him “coronavirus, Chinese, fuxx”. They had been withheld by a guardian and the victim took the opportunity to escape. On 25 Feb, the school responded that they would reinforce the protection and safety of Japanese children.
Source: Itn
https://bit.ly/2VX7GHX
Further reading:
Japanese Restaurant in Paris Vandalized With ‘Coronavirus’ Graffiti
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18243
#Japanese #Netherland #Coronavirus #Racism #AntiAsian
Source: Itn
https://bit.ly/2VX7GHX
Further reading:
Japanese Restaurant in Paris Vandalized With ‘Coronavirus’ Graffiti
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18243
#Japanese #Netherland #Coronavirus #Racism #AntiAsian