China News Service, January 13th. According to the US "World Journal" report, in the face of the surge in racial hate crimes in Orange County, California, the deputy mayor of Irvine, Southern California, made a proposal at the city council on the 12th local time to discuss the city government and police How the Bureau should protect the Asian community from hate crime attacks.
In the proposal called "Use Actions to Support an Inclusive and Diversified Community", the Irvine City Government and the Police Department are required to take the following measures to protect the community: 1. Set up a hotline for residents to report racial discrimination and anti-Asian incidents , Website and any related tracking record system; second, carry out public awareness advocacy activities, emphasizing the necessity of building a diversified city in Irvine and the power to protect Asian residents
According to a survey conducted by the Anti-Asia Pacific Hate and Discrimination Organization (STOP AAPI HATE), between the outbreak and June 30, 2020, California had 832 incidents of discrimination and harassment related to COVID-19.
In Irvine, nearly half of the citizens think they are Asian.
Therefore, local governments and police stations need to take more active measures to prevent hate crimes and prevent citizens from being persecuted because of racial differences.