China News Service, August 24th. According to the US "World Daily" report, Xu Lili, a Chinese-American dentist in Oakland, was shot and killed, shocking the Chinese community.

On August 22, local time, the Oakland Chinese Promotion Council (OCIC) organized a demonstration rally in Xiaochuan Square, questioning city officials and asking the government to invest resources to maintain community security and residents' safety.

　　Stewart Chen, chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the China Promotion Association, said that since the outbreak of the epidemic, there have been frequent crimes and violent incidents in the Little Saigon community.

This gathering is to hope that Chinese Americans will stand up and ask officials not only to respond simply, but to hope that they have a solution to the crime.

　　Ma Zuolin, head of the Chinatown Social Security Team of the Dongwan Taishan Association, said that for more than a year, Chinese elders have been frequently attacked, and Chinese businesses have been looted.

Since July, Little Saigon has seen two murders and several robberies.

Public security is the responsibility of the government, and I hope the government will listen to the voice of the community.

Ma Zuolin also questioned the lack of funds and personnel of the police station.

　　Nancy O'Malley, the District Attorney for Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area, said that since the number of crimes against Asians has soared, the government has invested a lot of resources in the community.

"One of the ways to tackle this crime is to increase the visibility of police officers within the community, and having more police on the streets of a community can make a big difference to those deciding whether to commit a crime," she noted. , the District Attorney's Office will serve more than 500 Asian-American crime victims in 2021.

　　The figures show Auckland Police's budget has been increasing, with a budget of $317 million in 2020-21, $336 million in 2021-22, and $342 million in 2022-23.

But the Oakland Police Department is still understaffed, and by May 2022, a total of 44 officers have left the police department for various reasons.

(Liu Xianjin)