A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment.
SEOUL, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF -- A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So have rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians.
But with rising fear of the mysterious disease has come a more acute anti-Chinese and, in some cases, anti-Asian backlash.South Korean websites have been flooded with comments calling on the government to block or expel Chinese and racist remarks about Chinese eating habits and hygiene. A popular Seoul seafood restaurant frequented by Chinese tourists posted a sign saying "No entry for Chinese" before taking it down Wednesday after an online backlash.
In a recent business class a non-Asian student "said `Not to be racist, but there's a lot of international students that live in my apartment complex. I try my best to keep my distance but I think it's a good precaution for all of us to wash our hands,"' Deng said.
"It's a virus that comes from a region in China. It could have come from North Africa, Europe or anywhere," said Soc Lam, a legal adviser to Chinese community groups in Paris. "People should not consider that just because we are Asian, we are more likely to spread the virus." The petition condemned Melbourne's Herald Sun headline Wednesday that read, "Chinese virus pandamonium," a misspelling that plays on China's native pandas, and Sydney's The Daily Telegraph headline on the same day that read, "China kids stay home."
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