China-Africa relations embitter over Beijing's alleged 'racism' amid COVID-19

Due to alleged racism, relations between China and Africa have embittered after African officials confronted China publicly over forced evictions, subjective quarantines, and mistreatment of African nationals in Chinese city of Guangzhou, as per media reports. As China prepares to fight second wave of infection, at least 5 Nigerians were caught flouting quarantine leing to suspicion and distrust for African communities in China. 

Several Africans were discriminated against after police and Public Health Bureau in Guangzhou responded to “rumours” that as many as 300,000 people of colour were responsible for resurgence of outbreak, which caused “panic”, officials told international media reporters. Owing to sudden surge in "imported cases" of COVID-19 mainly due to overseas nationals, reports of harassment of African nationals, most of m students, emerged across several cities in China causing a diplomatic crisis. 

African diplomats in Beijing met with Chinese Foreign Ministry officials in confrontation with increasing racism and “stated in very strong terms ir concern and condemnation of disturbing and humiliating experiences our citizens have been subjected to,” Sierra Leone's Embassy in Beijing said in a statement. It ded that over 14 African nationals were “forced” into compulsory 14-day quarantine for reason, media reports confirmed.

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Outr in Africa

According to U.S. Embassy security alert, issued April 12, “police ordered bars and restaurants t to serve clients who appear to be of African origin.” Furr elaborating  situation it re, “local officials launched mandatory testing and self-quarantine for anyone with ‘African contacts.’” In a public statement titled Discrimination against African-Americans in Guangzhou, US alleged, “African-Americans have reported that some businesses and hotels refused to do business with m and have done discrimination”. 

Outr in African countries such as Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya reportedly broke out after videos of Africans facing harassment and discrimination in China surfaced online. A leing Kenyan daily heline re, “Kenyans in China: Rescue us from hell”, shortly, a member of Kenya Parliament threatened Chinese nationals to “leave Kenya”, a leing US media outlet reported.  government of Uganda and Ghana asked Chinese ambassors to evacuate China and return, according to media reports. Chairperson of  African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, tweeted saying, Chinese Ambassor to AU has been invited to “discuss” mistreatment of Africans. 

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(With ncy Inputs)