China News Service, May 27th, a comprehensive report. On May 26, a French verdict in a case involving hatred of Chinese descent came out, and 4 French students were convicted of inciting racial hatred on the Internet.

These four people posted on social media in October 2020, spreading hatred of Asians, falsely claiming that the Chinese were spreading the new crown virus.

  According to a previous report by the European Times, on October 28, 2020, after French President Emmanuel Macron announced his second foot ban, there were hatred and revenge against overseas Chinese on some French social networks, and racial hatred posts that attacked China, which aroused the government and police. highly valued.

In the end, 9 people were arrested, including 5 adults and 4 minors.

On May 19, local time, in Paris, France, the Louvre, which had been closed for more than six months due to the epidemic, reopened to the public.

The picture shows visitors waiting in line at the entrance of the Louvre Glass Pyramid.

  On March 24, 2021, five adults were tried in the Paris Grand Court, all of them university students.

They argued that the continued closure of the city in France has caused tremendous pressure on their lives and psychology. Some media advocated that "the virus comes from China." Thought it would cause such a serious situation.

In court statements, they apologized to the injured Asians.

  According to Agence France-Presse, on May 26, the local court ruled that 4 of the adults were guilty of inciting racial hatred online, sentenced them to two days of civic training, and ordered them to pay each of the 7 civil parties. 250 Euros and up to 1,000 Euros in compensation.

The fifth adult was found not guilty.

  Soc LAM, president of the French Chinese Lawyers Association, believes that this ruling is a positive signal that the court is taking online hate speech seriously.

The trial "made the public and judges concerned about this phenomenon, thereby stopping the hate messages."

But he also pointed out that the punishment for these students is "very light", which may "encourage some people to continue."

  Over the past few months, this case involving hatred of ethnic Chinese has aroused great local attention.

Some overseas Chinese and some elected representatives in Paris once held a rally near the Paris Grand Court to support the victims of racial discrimination.

  Pantin City Councillor Wang Rui, who served as the chairman of the French Chinese Youth Association, said that the attacks on the Internet and in reality by Asians did not start from now, but "now we are united, taking up the weapon of the law, and opposing discrimination. It is a good start to resist the attack on us. I believe that there will be more and more cases of this kind in the future."

  Agence France-Presse quoted a 2020 study by the French National Institute of Demography as saying that the new crown epidemic has exposed France's "new dimension of anti-Asian racism."

The study also stated that racist speech was released on social networks, and in addition, this xenophobia is further developing into verbal or physical attacks in public places.

  Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, the World Health Organization has repeatedly voiced its opposition to linking the virus with specific countries and regions.

WHO Director-General Tan Desai also stated that WHO fully supports the global movement for equality and anti-racism and rejects any form of discrimination.

  UN Secretary-General Guterres also expressed deep concern over the increase in violence against Asians during the epidemic.

Guterres said in a statement: "The world has witnessed deadly terrorist attacks, verbal and physical harassment, school bullying, workplace discrimination, media and social media platforms inciting hatred, and inflammatory language by those in power."

  In his statement, he expressed his full support to all the victims and the families of the attacked, and "expressed solidarity to all those facing racism and other human rights violations."