Chinanews.com, Beijing, March 17th, title: Why has discrimination against Asians become a chronic disease in the United States?

　　Author: Luxi

　　An 83-year-old Asian woman was knocked out on the street in the United States. A well-known American media reporter was discriminated against for a long time because of her Asian appearance. A Korean American was beaten on the street for no reason and her nose was broken...Recently, Asians were caught in the United States. Discrimination incidents are not uncommon. Some people have received death threats and even paid the price of their lives.

In the United States, which has always claimed to be the beacon of “freedom” and “democracy” in the world, why does discrimination against Asians become a chronic disease?

　　According to public media reports, in January this year, a 91-year-old Asian man in California was suddenly pushed down from behind when he was passing through Chinatown.

Earlier, another 84-year-old Thai man was also attacked in the United States and eventually died.

Within a month, two elderly Asians were attacked.

In February, an Asian woman in New York was attacked outside a food store. She was wounded and stitched 10 stitches on her head.

Soon thereafter, an Asian male who also lived in New York was severely injured by being chopped on his face while riding the subway to work.

In March, a female teacher in Seattle was suddenly attacked by an unfamiliar American man, causing the female teacher to break her teeth and become unconscious on the spot.

It can be seen that attacks against Asians are common in public places such as subways or restaurants in the United States. The most outrageous thing is that most of the targets are frail elderly and women with weak defense capabilities.

　　Statistics show that the US non-profit organization "Stop Hating Asians" received more than 2,800 reports on incidents of discrimination and hatred against Asians from March to October last year.

The report pointed out that from verbal attacks to cyber bullying to violent attacks, Asian Americans have received all kinds of threats and hatred.

Judging from the regions where it occurred, California and New York State are particularly evident in the areas where Asian Americans live.

A report issued by the United Nations in October last year also pointed out that hate crimes against Asian Americans in the United States have reached "shocking" levels.

There are also data showing that attacks against Asians in the United States in 2020 have increased by 150% year-on-year.

In this regard, a column in the "New York Times" referred to the issue of racism against Asians as a "mental plague" and bluntly stated that a new wave of racism may cause the United States to fall back to the "yellow peril" era, which is worrying.

The US "Capitol Hill" also commented on this, which exposed the deep-rooted discrimination against Asians in American society and called for "racism is like a virus and should stop spreading."

　　Faced with escalating discrimination, Asians from all walks of life in the United States are fighting in different ways. The U.S. Department of Justice has also promised to investigate hate crimes. U.S. President Biden recently signed a memorandum requesting all departments and agencies of the federal government to take action. Appropriate measures to combat and prevent racial discrimination against Asian Americans.

Nevertheless, the discrimination against Asian Americans has not eased, but has intensified and escalated.

The reason: On the one hand, the issue of racism has always been a long-standing problem in American society and is deeply entrenched.

For a long time, due to factors such as small population and low political influence, Asians have often encountered ostracism, discrimination, and various injustices in American society, and the voices of Asian groups have often been ignored.

On the other hand, in the context of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, some US politicians wantonly slammed and stigmatized specific groups for political self-interest, and they carried out irresponsible smearing and stigmatization of specific groups, which greatly incited and contributed to the United States. The xenophobic sentiment in China has led to more threats and attacks against Asian Americans, making the situation of Asian Americans even worse.

　　A report from a US research institution pointed out that the issue of racial discrimination in the context of the new crown pandemic will have a destructive impact on the lives of millions of people in the United States, and this impact may take decades to reverse.

It is true that the new crown virus can be controlled through global cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, but the antidote to the "mental plague" is hard to find.

If the U.S. government does not take active measures to strengthen its crackdown on hate crimes, the harm of the "hate virus" will increase day by day, and the stubborn disease of racial discrimination that plagues American society will be incurable, and the human rights and justice edifice built by the U.S. government will certainly Will collapse suddenly.

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