China News Service, September 1 reported that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently reported that the number of hate crimes in the United States in 2020 hit the highest number in more than a decade due to the increase in attacks against Asian and African-American victims. .
Experts point out that racial discrimination itself is a structural problem in American society. With the widening gap between the rich and the poor and the increasing social division, American politicians lack political foresight and try to shift their focus by intensifying their confrontation with China. The domestic unemployment rate has risen, further intensifying the contradiction.
On March 21, more than a thousand New Yorkers rallied in Manhattan's Union Square to protest against racial discrimination and hate crimes against Asian Americans.
The picture shows several young people with different skin colors holding up slogans to participate in the demonstration.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Ma Delin
According to reports, according to data submitted to the FBI by more than 15,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States, 7,759 hate crimes occurred in 2020, the most since 2008 and an increase of 6% from 2019.
Statistics show that the number of hate crimes targeted by race has increased the most.
Among them, the number of crimes against African descent increased from 1930 to 2,755, and the number of attacks against Asians rose from 158 to 274.
In response, U.S. Attorney General Garland stated that the data has sounded a wake-up call for people, and that “a broad-based response is necessary”, and pointed out in a statement that the Department of Justice will take measures to improve reporting of crimes and strengthen law enforcement. Training.
Dr. Qian Yaxu, a researcher at the American Research Center of Southwest Jiaotong University, said in an interview with the Russian Satellite News Agency that racial discrimination is a "disease" in American society, and social movements such as "the life of blacks are also fate" cannot fundamentally solve this structural contradiction. .
Qian Yaxu said, “Political correctness exists in the political ecology of American politicians. Many social celebrities, whether they are actors or other public figures, will be detained under the big name of political correctness if they say that they are suspected of racial discrimination. Lost their reputation, identity, and status. But this kind of political correctness cannot solve practical problems, and the social status of blacks has not been substantially improved or really improved."
On March 18, local time, a federal building in Anchorage, Alaska, was lowered to half-mast.
U.S. President Biden ordered federal buildings across the United States to fly at half-mast on the same day to commemorate the victims of the Atlanta shooting.
In addition, since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, violence against Asian Americans has surged.
On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man shot and killed 8 people in three massage parlors in Atlanta, USA, of which 6 were Asian women; on March 20, a 28-year-old Asian American woman was in California Los Angeles County was shot dead.
The family of the victim suspected that the shooting was motivated by racism.
Although the U.S. Senate subsequently passed an overwhelming majority of a bill to combat hate crimes, experts analyzed that the passage of the bill was more of a "political expression" and it would be difficult to reflect on the arrogance of Western culture. To reverse the hatred of Asian Americans in American society.
Qian Yaxu also pointed out that in the context of the widening gap between the rich and the poor and the increasing social division among the American people, American politicians lacked political foresight and tried to shift the focus by intensifying opposition to China, which instead led to a rise in the domestic unemployment rate. Further intensify contradictions.
In addition, former U.S. President Trump once made racist remarks after the outbreak, which played a role in "fueling the flames" of the increase in hatred incidents among Asians.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington recently issued a document on its website when the U.S. Director of National Intelligence released the "New Coronavirus Traceability Investigation Report", and it issued a document on its website "semesterly reminding Chinese citizens in the United States to strengthen security precautions and be alert to discrimination and violence against Asians." The article also warned people that in the event of violence and security threats, they must remain calm, deal with them appropriately, try to avoid quarrels and physical conflicts, and call the US police and help calls.