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Why so Many Chinese & Africans See What Happened in Guangzhou in Starkly Different Ways
Perceptions over what led to the crisis in Guangzhou back in early April remain starkly divided among Chinese and African stakeholders. Chinese officials vehemently deny that Africans were specifically targeted for additional health COVID-19 health screenings (“epidemic prevention” in the Chinese ...
The Plight of Africans in Guangzhou is Now a Topic on Breakfast Radio in Cape Town
To get a sense of just how widespread the discussion of the alleged discrimination against Africans in China has become in many parts of Africa, listen to the discussion between CAP's own Cobus van Staden (whose day job is Senior China-Africa Researcher at ...
A One-Day Social Media Rally Took Place This Week to Show Solidarity With Africans in China
For 24-hours on Monday social media activists and others switched their profile pictures to a black Chinese flag (photo above) and used the hashtag #BlackChina to declare their anger towards the Chinese government for the reported mistreatment of Africans in cities like Guangzhou.
Across Africa and Black Diaspora Rage Steadily Increases Over Reports of Discrimination and Maltreatment in Guangzhou
It's been several weeks since the first reports of widespread mistreatment of and discrimination against African residents in Guangzhou first emerged, and since then anger and frustration among broad swathes of African civil society and the larger global black diaspora has only intensified.
Nigeria’s Emerging Role in China-Africa Relations
One of the unexpected outcomes of the COVID-19 crisis is its rapidly escalating impact on the relationship between Nigeria and China. Several African governments have protested the treatment of African migrants in Guangzhou, but Nigeria is emerging as the epicentre of a diplomatic crisis in China-Africa relations. ...
Has the Anti-African Discrimination in Guangzhou Really Been Contained? It Depends Who You Ask
While the Chinese central government and provincial authorities in Guangdong repeat over and over that all the issues that led to the mistreatment of Africans in Guangzhou have been settled, a steady flow of reports that suggest otherwise continues to emerge from the southern Chinese city.
A Desire to Move the Guangzhou Narrative Beyond Polarization
While African social media, Nigeria's legislature, and media outlets across the continent boil with rage over the reports of maltreatment and discrimination against Africans in China, some Chinese commenters are calling for more nuance in the debate. The fact that these ...
Prominent Africa Scholar in China Says COVID-19 & Guangzhou Provides Opportunity for Chinese and Africans to “Reflect on How We View Each Other”
In a subtle yet important recognition of the burgeoning chasm between Chinese and African civil societies, one of China's most prominent Africa scholars, Dr. Liu Haifang from Beijing University, called on scholars and other researchers to step back from the various crises that have recently shaken the ...
There are Chinese Racists and There are Chinese Global Citizens
Let’s admit right up front that there are racists in China and let’s not pretend there wasn’t racial discrimination against Africans in Guangzhou --- although recent events there were much more than just an outright expression of discrimination against Africans and black people: it was also a ...
Outspoken Kenyan MP Warns China: We Can Do to Your People What You Did to Ours
Kenyan MP Babu Owino issued a stark warning to the Chinese government this week during a press conference in Nairobi where he condemned the reported recent maltreatment and discrimination against Kenyans and other Africans in Guangzhou. "To the Chinese government," he said, ...
Nigeria’s Unprecedented Censure of China
The Nigerian House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a series of motions on Wednesday that condemned the "maltreatment & institutional racial discrimination against Nigerians living in China." The motion was brought to the floor by Representative Benjamin Kalu from the southern region of Bende who made an impassioned ...
African Celebrities, Billionaires, Activists, and Students All Speak Out on Current Challenges in the China-Africa Relationship
In the immediate aftermath of the crisis in Guangzhou, the discourse over what happened was dominated by political leaders, official spokespeople on all sides, and state-run media outlets. Civil society stakeholders, for the most part, were not as vocal. Now, that's all changed and a wide cross-section ...