China News Agency, Berlin, May 19 (Reporter Peng Dawei) The owner of a Michelin restaurant in Dusseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, announced on Facebook that it was "not welcome to the Chinese" when it announced a resume of work. Delisting. On the 19th, Mayor Geisel of Düsseldorf issued a statement condemning racism against Chinese citizens, and expressed that he would not tolerate racial defamation or discrimination against Asian citizens because of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.

  A few days ago, the owner and chef of "Im Schiffchen" Jean-Claude Bourgueil published a notice on the reopening of his restaurant on his personal Facebook page. He wrote "Don't welcome Chinese people" at the end of the article, which made Chinese overseas Chinese in Germany very angry. . Many Chinese groups in Germany voted in local newspapers to protest and complained to the Michelin Guide. On the 15th of this month, the Michelin Guide strongly condemned Bourguei ’s discriminatory remarks and removed the restaurant from the promotion list.

  In response to this matter, the Mayor of Dusseldorf Thomas Gesell issued a statement on the official website of the city government on the 19th, emphasizing that he firmly stood with the Chinese citizens in Dusseldorf.

  Geiser recently wrote to the Chinese Consul General in Dusseldorf, Feng Haiyang, saying: "Like many Dusseldorf citizens, I am indignant at the restaurant owner ’s Facebook post. This behavior is not in line with Dusseldorf. The image of the international open city of Dorf, which is proud to have a large and vibrant group of Chinese and German Chinese. I would like to ask you to convey the above positions and sincere greetings to your compatriots in Düsseldorf. "

  Geizer stressed that he firmly opposes all forms of racism: "We will never tolerate racial defamation or discrimination against Asian citizens because of the New Crown Pneumonia epidemic. The New Crown Virus is not a matter of China, but a common challenge faced by the whole world, Can only cope with it. "

  Feng Haiyang said: "Me and the Chinese and German Chinese here regard Düsseldorf as their second home. We are happy that the mayor has done justice."

  The statement pointed out that Düsseldorf's relations with China have a long history. In 2004, Dusseldorf began to implement the "China goes Dus" initiative (China goes Dus) to attract Chinese companies to invest and start businesses. As of January 2020, a total of 610 Chinese-funded enterprises have set up headquarters or branches in Dusseldorf, including Huawei, ZTE and Bank of China. About 5,000 overseas Chinese live in Düsseldorf. In 2015, China opened a consulate general in Düsseldorf. (Finish)