China News Service, February 27. According to Reuters, Asian Americans have been attacked sharply. The US Department of Justice said on the 26th local time that it would investigate the growing wave of hate crimes in the United States.
Pamela Karan, Chief Deputy Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, said: "The U.S. is currently facing unprecedented challenges, some of which are exacerbating bigotry and hatred."
She added that her office is working with the FBI, federal prosecutors and local police to "assess possible hate crimes," but she did not provide further details.
A U.S. Department of Justice official said that this statement is a direct response to growing reports of violence against Asian Americans.
US Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin recently said that the attack on Asian Americans was "shocking."
"I want to clarify here: In the United States, no one should be afraid of violence because of their identity or beliefs. We will not tolerate any form of terrorism or hate-based violent extremism, and we are committed to stopping this behavior. ."
According to the Stop AAPI Hate, which has been collecting data, from March to December 2020, there were more than 2,800 reported incidents of anti-Asian hatred in the United States.
Although verbal harassment incidents accounted for more than 70%, more than 8% of incidents involved personal attacks.