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Africans in China Complain of Coronavirus-Linked Discrimination

Salem Solomon

   WASHINGTON - Restrictions on movement are now eased across China but
   some African immigrants are facing a different barrier: discrimination.

   Videos posted on social media, photos and interviews with residents
   paint a picture of harassment of black residents, particularly in the
   southern city of Guangzhou. African immigrants told VOA they are being
   barred entrance to stores, detained and singled out to be tested for
   coronavirus.

   "Things are getting out of hand here, racism is going at a high level
   now," an Ethiopian student in the city of Wuhan told VOA in a text
   message. "I have even experienced it a lot in the past seven days...
   Even the people I know before are afraid of me now."

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