On April 6, regarding the surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans in the United States, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference that he hoped that the United States would truly implement its commitment to protect human rights and severely crack down on crimes against Asian Americans, including Asian Americans. Discrimination and hateful violence by ethnic minorities, and effectively protect the rights of ethnic minorities.
A reporter asked questions. The New York Times recently published a long article entitled "Intensifying Anti-Asian Violence."
The article pointed out that in the past year, Asians have been pushed, beaten, spit on, and insulted, and houses and shops have also been damaged.
Since March last year, there have been more than 110 incidents of racial hatred with obvious evidence in the United States.
In the attacks against Asians, many cases were not included in the statistics because they failed to clarify the motive of hatred.
A previous report issued by California State University also showed that hate crimes against Asian Americans in the United States have surged by 149% in 2020.
What is China's comment?
"Your question reminds me of the cover of the latest issue of The New Yorker. In this painting called "Late", an Asian mother is holding her daughter's hand while waiting for the train at the subway station, eagerly looking forward to the subway. Arriving at the station, she looked away cautiously. The daughter standing aside also clung to her mother's hand, watching the other side's movements. It was an ordinary station waiting, but this Asian mother and daughter kept waiting. Worrying about your own safety, such a scene is sad." Zhao Lijian said.
Zhao Lijian said that in recent years, hate crimes against Asian minorities in the United States have been on the rise, and many tragedies have occurred.
Especially since the outbreak, relevant politicians of the previous administration in the United States have made public or suggestive xenophobic remarks, used names targeting specific regions or groups of people to replace the new coronavirus, and spread false information and racially discriminatory remarks.
This approach is extremely irresponsible and directly leads to the intensification of racial discrimination and hate crimes against Asians.
He pointed out that in the United States, racism is a comprehensive, systemic, and continuous existence. White racists, neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klan members publicly use racist slogans and slogans to promote white supremacy and incitement to racial discrimination and hatred. .
In the history of the United States, the systematic ethnic cleansing and massacres of Indians have committed countless crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Violent enforcement by the US law enforcement agencies has led to frequent deaths of African Americans. Racial discrimination in the American workplace is deep-rooted, and social discrimination against ethnic minorities is widespread.
"It is hoped that the U.S. will truly fulfill its commitment to protect human rights, severely crack down on discrimination and hateful violence against minorities, including Asian Americans, and effectively protect the rights of minorities, so that minorities can get rid of the nightmare of discrimination and hate crimes. , No longer live in the fear of violence." Zhao Lijian said.
(Produced by Lu Huiqian)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]