China News Service, Toronto, December 20 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) At an online press conference of the new book held by the Canadian Chinese Think Tank Canadian Chinese 100 Association on December 19, Canadian politicians and Chinese scholars believed that all sectors of the Canadian society are anti- On the issue of racial discrimination, we still need to continue to work hard, and we need to be alert to the re-emergence of "McCarthyism" in the context of the epidemic.
The Chinese Canadian Association of Hundreds announced the launch of the book "The Way Out: Canada and Chinese Communities in the Post-epidemic Era", which contains 27 articles written by members of the Association and various parties, discussing the impact of Canadian society, especially the Chinese community Challenges in the era of "epidemic".
The editor-in-chief of the book, the founding chairman of the Chinese Hundreds Association, and scholar Ding Guo said that there is a considerable amount of space in the new book's articles about the contributions of the Chinese and the injustice and even attacks they have encountered.
The phenomenon of discrimination during the epidemic shows that the discriminatory factors in the local social soil have not been completely eliminated, and once there is trouble, it may still reappear.
The Chinese community itself must also pay attention to thinking from the perspective of the country where they live.
Ding Guo believes that although people have seen hope of overcoming the epidemic with the launch of the vaccine, they must still be wary of "McCarthyism" reappearing in the epidemic.
The local government, the media, and the Chinese community still need to work harder to resist the "political virus."
One of the authors of the book and the Attorney General of British Columbia (also translated as British Columbia), David Eby, said that in the early stages of the epidemic, the Chinese in Vancouver and British Columbia were the first to understand and pay the most attention to the epidemic and adopted the most A fast-moving community.
The Chinese community actively broke the chain of virus transmission, played a leading role in epidemic prevention, and provided generous support and help to the local community, but was also treated unfairly by a small group of people.
He said that the provincial government is launching a lot of work in areas such as education, community service, and law to promote anti-racism.
Chen Zhidong, a consultant of the Chinese Association of 100 and a former councillor of the City of Vancouver, suggested that BC government departments continue to sort out past and existing laws and regulations, and remove suspected discriminatory provisions.
Canadian Senator Hu Yuanbao said that the irony is that during the epidemic, the Chinese community, as the most fully prepared community for epidemic prevention, became the one that suffered the most due to discrimination and prejudice.
The Chinese have even been questioned by some public opinion as being "unfaithful" or "having ulterior motives" for Canada because of their donation of protective materials.
This discrimination is more dangerous than the new coronavirus.
"The mountains and rivers have no way out, and there is still another village." Hu Yuanbao said, hoping that the new book entitled "The Way Out" will arouse more attention and discussion. "A way out" is not to find the way back in the past, but to find a new way; it is not just to get rid of the virus, but also to solve the problem of potential systemic discrimination. (Finish)