Washington Chinese businessmen were sprayed with chili water and police said they were targeted at Asian ethnicity

　　China Overseas Chinese Network, November 12, according to the US "World Journal" report, on November 10 local time, at the "Ming Jue" tea house in downtown Washington, USA, an African-American young man broke into the shop and sprayed chili peppers at the owner Zhang Yunhan Water, the boss almost fainted.

On the second day of the incident, Zhang Yunhan still insisted on opening the business, saying that he had never thought that his store would encounter this incident; the police classified the case as an ethnic attack against Asians and publicly videotaped it, appealing to the public to help with the case.

　　"Ming Jue" is a business that Zhang Yunhan's family insists on. It opened in February this year, but it was closed due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic a month later, and finally reopened in May. The business has continued to improve, but it has encountered discrimination cases.

　　It is reported that not long after the opening on the morning of the 10th, Zhang Yunhan heard an African-American youth shouting "Chinese tea" and "new crown virus" across the street before breaking into the store.

Zhang Yunhan asked the young man to leave in order to protect himself and the store. Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly took out chili water and sprayed it directly at Zhang Yunhan’s face, “The chili water entered my mouth and nose, sprayed my arms, and got on my clothes. I could barely breathe and struggle. He went to the store entrance and wanted to ask pedestrians for help, but there was no one on the road." Then he immediately called the police, "The burning sensation caused by the chili water lasted for several hours before it subsided."

　　Zhang Yunhan described that the African-American youth was about 20-30 years old. After spraying him with chili water, he went to the coffee shop opposite to "Ming Jue" and grabbed the owner’s coffee and drinks; Zhang Yunhan posted the surveillance video on social media, and the police would The case is defined as an "anti-Asian attack" and people who know the clues are called on to assist in handling the case.

(Zhang Yun)