A new report highlights a rise in attacks against British people of Chinese heritage as hate crimes increase threefold.
Racist attacks against people of Chinese heritage have soared in the UK since theVictims describe being spat at, physically abused and told to “f*** off back to China” in experiences that made them feel “shocked” and “anxious”.
Liam* noticed a rise in anti-Chinese sentiment when the virus first broke out in China at the beginning of the year, but was not too worried at first.His elderly father was taking his usual walk in his residential neighbourhood in Manchester when a group of teenagers shouted “coronavirus” and coughed directly into his face.
One man claimed he had stopped travelling on public transport before lockdown because he was “feeling so uncomfortable”. However since the outbreak began, she has experienced several incidents at her workplace which have left her feeling “hypersensitive” to anti-Chinese racism. On Tuesday it was revealed that the rate of hate crimes against Chinese people between January and March was nearly three times that of previous two years.
The study said those who had reported experiencing cases of anti-Chinese discrimination were left with feelings of shock, fear, paranoia and anxiety.
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