Racial Discrimination

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The Africans in Guangzhou have complained that They have been forced from their property

Ade* was given until midnight to vacate his apartment.

Five months earlier, the Nigerian student had moved to Guangzhou, southern China, to study computing at the Guangdong university. He just had his tuition paid for the new semester, when his landlord informed him that he had to go.

He hastened to pack his Things . The Police were waiting for him and his roommate outside.

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When he tried to Drop Off his suitcases at a friend's house in the camp, he was detained in the. He spent several nights sleeping on The Streets .

"Look how They treat us, how They forced us from our homes and forced us to self-Quarantine ," he told The Bbc in a hotel in The City .

"you told me that the [test] result and I Am negative. Still, you do not want to go Out with me. "

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African community leaders in Guangzhou believe that the vast majority of The City 's African population, who were forced in to Quarantine or sleep on The Streets .

"there are Some in this place to hide," said one of the leaders of the community over an encrypted Social Media app.

All the African state tested pair

at the beginning of April that began online-are circulating rumors that parts of The City where the Africans live and act have been under lockdown after two Nigerians who had tested Positive for The Virus escaped. Chinese Media reported that Nigeria had been attacked by a of patients, a Chinese Nurse .

The health Commission began a widespread test of African nationals.

The Local authority says it has tested, all of the African nationals in The City for the coronavirus. It was found that 111 of the More Than 4,500 Africans tested in Guangzhou, Positive .

"They came with their ambulances and medical Teams, and took us in. All you said was that it is the Chinese law and an order from the government," said Hao*, a businessman from the ivory Coast .

companies in Guangzhou, including the in the area popular with Africans , were closed because of coronavirus fears

Guangzhou has become a hub for Africans in China.

were held towards The End of The Century the first ten years, hundreds of thousands, To Live in The City . Many of you buy goods in the country on short term visas from nearby factories and send them Back To The Continent .

according to some estimates, there were More Than 200,000 apartment in The City . Some of them have for the long term. Many overstayed their visas.

"Africans are friendly with The Locals ,'

In recent years, the numbers are shrinking. Business people have complained, unfair visa restrictions and unfair treatment. In the year 2018, small hotels in Xiao bei Lu, a popular area for African traders, temporarily, the Africans turned away from several Nations, told The Bbc .

"Most of the Africans who live there are nice and friendly with The Locals , and you will be doing business as normal for the last few years," said Guangzhou resident who does not want to be called.

"If there is a problem, it may be that some Africans are overstaying and doing some illegal Things . to test

"The Conflict The Virus , I think it is something of a misunderstanding. It's not about Racial Discrimination . This is not the style of the Guangzhou people," He Said .

"The People are not hostile to the Africans in your head, unless some Africans are doing Things in violation of The Local rules," he added.

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dismissed The Chinese government's claims of racism, insisting China and Africa are friends, partners and brothers, and that there is Zero Tolerance for racism.

to say But many of those The Bbc spoke, you were Singled Out because of their race.

"Ninety-eight percent of Africans are in Quarantine ," said a leader who does not want to be called.

Wuhan lockdown goes on for a couple of

Africans in China say They are facing increased scrutiny. On the abandoned campus of Wuhan University of African faces than the Chinese.

"We Are The Ones that are Left Behind ," says Michael Addaney a Ghanaian student studying in the Chinese city, where the coronavirus was first detected.

for More Than two months, he has led a Social Media campaign demanding that his government, his countrymen and women Home .

begun, Things are Back To normal, such as the blocking in Wuhan ended on 8. April,

At the peak of the outbreak, about 5,000 African students were stranded in Wuhan and neighboring cities, after the majority of sub-Saharan peoples fault when evacuating their citizens.

"We feel like sacrificial lambs for no reason. The Plan was to keep The People safe by sacrificing us," asked a student who does not want to be called.

"What was The Point , as our countries are not appropriate measures for the protection of The People against The Virus ?"

If Wuhan officially ended its lockdown on the 8. April, normalcy began to creep back into The City .

More Than a week, African students on the Campus, the grounds of the University to stay not leave. Do you have any information, when their own lockdown is Lifted .

part of Guangzhou became known as Little Africa, because of the large number of Africans living there and

work Back in Guangzhou, a student from Sierra Leone said that They believed that the Africans were isolated.

"All this is happening because there is a rise of foreign imported cases, [but] most of them are Chinese nationals," She Said .

"Only a small proportion of Africans . "

you will receive a letter from your University, stating that all Africans had to be tested. Despite tested, twice, She remains in Quarantine .

'not treated Others like this,"

"happens to all of this, the Chinese have exhibited racism and discrimination against Black People here in Guangzhou.

"I know people from my Church, the white and non-Africans , not by what We Are going through Quarantine , and multiple testing," She Said .

"Quarantine of the hotels are so strong for black to be forced. "

A Nigerian business man, under Quarantine , said that "it was The Police that removed me from my apartment and put me on The Streets ".

"I have no problem with my landlord. He didn't even know I had, was distributed. My children slept on The Streets for many days. "

On Social Media , hundreds of Africans in Guangzhou organized groups provide each other with regular updates. Send photos of numerous hotels and hospitals, in which business people, residents, and students are held across The City .

Some of the post-test results show that you are negative. Other post office, medical and hotel bills, They say that you can't afford. Videos of Africans sleep on The Streets a viral gone.

The Guangdong government has publicly called for a hotline for "foreigners, the experience of discrimination". But for those who are in Quarantine , suspicion remains high. Distribute Videos more, online is a Africans is moved between hotels of the ambulance.

Xiao bei Lu is known as "China's little Africa," but Social Media videos, which show that The Streets , once Packed with African traders, are now empty of people.

The Names of The interviewees have been Changed .

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Source of news: bbc.com