On April 13, Zhao Lijian, the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, responded to accusations of anti-black discrimination. (Atthar Mirza/The Washington Post)Why were the African and larger black communities in Guangzhou targeted for quarantine when China was beginning to lift coronavirus lockdown measures in April? A black Canadian man living in Guangzhou, China told The Post that security officers stopped him from entering the subway over coronavirus fears on April 10. Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, a Nigerian lawmaker, summoned the Chinese ambassador April 10 over reports of discrimination against Africans in China. The Global Times, a state-run English-language tabloid, published a piece denouncing the “fake news” of discrimination against Africans in Guangzhou.

Source: Washington Post June 18, 2020 07:04 UTC