China News Service, Beijing, March 30. Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Asian groups have received a marked increase in verbal violence and personal attacks. The Dalian Ring shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA has pushed the issue of racial discrimination to the forefront.

In the past few days, there has been a wave of anti-discrimination protests in many places around the world. Asian people who are unwilling to remain silent have taken to the streets to call for freedom and equality.

United States: Say "No" to Racial Discrimination

　　In Atlanta, hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the Georgia State Capitol on the 20th, calling for an end to discrimination and injustice against Asians.

In Boston, Massachusetts, at least four demonstrations were held in a row on the 20th and 21st.

In New York, on the 27th, protesters marched and demonstrated on the main streets of the local area with slogans such as "Stop hating Asians" and "Say no to racial discrimination"...

　　Many people from other ethnic groups also joined the protest spontaneously, publicly condemning the sharp rise in discrimination and hate crimes against Asians in the United States since the outbreak.

Under the theme of the rally "African and Asian Americans are united", more than a thousand New Yorkers with different skin colors gathered in Union Square in Manhattan on the 21st to call for an end to discrimination and hate crimes against Asian Americans.

　　It is reported that Asian groups in the Eastern U.S. announced that they will hold a large-scale demonstration on "Stop hate crimes, oppose racial discrimination, and defend the rights and interests of Asians" in New York City on April 4. They will express this to governments and law enforcement agencies at all levels. Appeal.

Germany, New Zealand: Stop hating Asians

　　Discrimination against Asians is by no means unique to the United States.

In New Zealand, a rally and parade involving over 1,000 people was held in Auckland, the largest city, on the 27th local time.

Organizers and participants held up slogans such as "Stop hating Asians", condemned the shooting in the United States, supported the anti-discrimination activities of Asians around the world, and expressed opposition to discrimination and hatred against Asians in New Zealand.

　　The organizer of the event, Stef Chen, said at the rally that seeing Asians in the United States being treated with hatred, Asians in New Zealand felt the same way.

She said that there are also acts of hatred and discrimination against Asians in New Zealand society, and people need to face up to and solve this problem.

　　The rally held on the 28th in Berlin, Germany, was one of the first anti-discrimination demonstrations against Asian Asians in European countries.

Participants in the rally were not only Asians living in Berlin, but also many Europeans and Africans who came to support.

They put up slogans such as "Unite with Atlanta," "Stop racism against Asians," and "We are not a virus."

Canada: "Hate virus" is even more terrifying

　　On March 28, local time, many cities in Canada held parades and rallies against discrimination against Asians, condemning and opposing racial discrimination.

　　In Toronto, Canada’s largest city, the Federation of Canadian Chinese Associations and the Canadian Straits Cultural Exchange Foundation organized local Chinese to drive hundreds of cars around the Ontario Provincial Parliament Building to drive parades by displaying slogans and whistling. Call on the entire Canadian society to act immediately, take resolute measures to oppose discrimination, put an end to hateful behaviors, and promote the establishment of a multi-ethnic harmonious coexistence society.

　　At the same time, thousands of people gathered and demonstrated in the plaza in front of Toronto City Hall, holding up placards that read "Xenophobia is the virus" and "Is my grandmother the next (victim)?"

A speaker of Chinese descent urged compatriots not to remain silent and tolerate when facing discrimination.

　　In downtown Vancouver, a rally organized by an Asian community attracted thousands of people from different ethnicities.

The demonstrators called on Canada's federal, provincial, and municipal governments to improve anti-racism legislation as soon as possible.

Some artistic creators specially composed the theme song "Hate is a Virus" for this rally.

　　The Canadian Chinese Association and the Vancouver Chinese Association held silent candlelight demonstrations in different locations in Metro Vancouver on the evening of the 27th.

Representatives of the Chinese community who participated in the event said that both Canada and the United States have systemic racism, discrimination, and the unequal consequences of colonialism.

Asians cannot just tolerate, but must unite and speak out to protest injustice.

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