China Overseas Chinese Network, February 7th. Australia.com published a commentary article entitled "Say NO to Discrimination against Chinese Phenomenon" on February 5. The article aimed at Australia’s increasingly severe racial discrimination and called on Chinese people to dare to treat any implicit or explicit phenomenon. Only by saying "no" to discrimination, and being good at using the law and the media to speak out and defend their rights, can they rectify the name of the Chinese community.

The article is excerpted as follows:

　　The "Social Cohesion Report 2020" recently released by Australian institutions shows that the Australian people still strongly support immigration and multiculturalism, but the negative evaluation of Australians from Asian, African and Middle Eastern backgrounds is still very high.

Among tens of thousands of survey respondents, 47% still hold negative views of Chinese Australians.

Among respondents who were born in Asian countries, 59% considered racism to be a “big problem” in Australia, and 39% said they had experienced discrimination.

　　Immigration and multiculturalism have promoted Australia's economic prosperity and civilized progress, but this report reveals that the "political correctness" of "diversity", "inclusiveness" and "openness" is out of shape and tone.

In recent years, due to the declining fertility rate (the average number of babies born per woman), Australia’s economic growth momentum has shown a lack of stamina.

Under the "black swan" of the new crown epidemic, the international education, real estate, and tourism industries have all entered a "winter", and the Australian economy has fallen into recession for the first time in 30 years.

Whether it is to promote economic recovery out of the quagmire of the epidemic, or to attract international talents to enhance the country's competitiveness, Australia should show more cultural charm of diversity, tolerance and openness.

　　When it comes to attracting international students and international immigrants, Australia is not "one rider", on the contrary, there are many bases in the suburbs.

A recent international immigration report shows that Australia ranks sixth among the most popular immigration countries, behind Canada, Japan, Germany and other countries.

The rapid increase in the strength of Asian universities and the competition of European and American countries to offer an olive branch to overseas students have also doubled the pressure on Australia's education industry.

Australia was once an ideal place for immigrants and study abroad for some Chinese, but if the fire of racial discrimination is allowed to spread, more people will "vote with their feet."

　　More than 1 million Chinese in Australia are important participants and contributors to Australia's economic and social development.

In the year of the epidemic, the Chinese not only set an example for Australia through their own epidemic prevention, and provided experience reference, but also contributed money and supplies to the local war epidemic, and won praise from the local government.

But in reality, there are still so many people who cannot treat the Chinese in an objective and fair manner, which is chilling.

　　A survey report shows that nearly half of Australians are not very friendly to Chinese. The root cause is arrogance, prejudice, or disagreement caused by differences in culture, history, and systems between the East and the West.

　　From a practical perspective, the government’s “investment” in anti-discrimination is still insufficient.

On the one hand, there is more condemnation and less action.

The implication is that the actions and efforts to crack down and punish racists are still insufficient.

As Chin Tan, the Chinese anti-racism commissioner, said, the government needs to do more than condemn racism. They need to work hard to eliminate it.

On the other hand, the anti-discrimination power is shrinking.

The Australian Human Rights Commission once played an important role in combating racism, but due to lack of federal funding and other reasons, its anti-discrimination campaign has shrunk severely in recent years.

　　For the Chinese, we must dare to express and speak up.

Another survey report shows that many Chinese refuse to answer whether they have experienced discrimination in Australia.

The Chinese people's unwillingness to attract attention from the outside world is related to the philosophy of life such as "forbearance for a while, calm and calm" and "more is worse than less".

Many Chinese reluctant to speak after encountering discrimination overseas, and even give up their rights protection.

This low-key and introverted style will not be regarded as "open-minded" by the other party, but will allow some "cultural misunderstandings" to persist and further condone the trend of discrimination.

　　On the contrary, only by daring to say "no" to any implicit or explicit discrimination, and being good at using the law, the media and other channels to speak out and defend their rights, can they rectify the name of the Chinese community.

(Luo Ya)