https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-coronavirus-officials-accuse-trump-stoking-xenophobia-violence-against-asian-americans-1493546
Organizations and lawmakers throughout California as well as
nationally are condemning recent rhetoric by President Donald Trump
describing the novel coronavirus. They say his words, intentionally or
not, encourage prejudice and violence against people of Chinese or Asian
descent. On Thursday a group of civil rights organizations announced
the creation of a reporting center
to track anti-Asian violence and discrimination in California and
across the country. Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), chair
of the California Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, told
Capital & Main that the creation of the site was motivated by more
than 300 recent incidents collected from media outlets and other
organizations.
That's where it originated, Wuhan wet market. China's biggest export.
ReplyDeleteThe virus emerged from the Chinese markets. Its existence was hidden by the Chinese government. It was exported by Chinese travellers. But no, can't call it the Chinese virus.
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