The Guangzhou Dilemma | Analyzing Sinophobia, Anti-blackness and Coronavirus

Given the recent reports of black people (specifically Africans) in China being subjected to racism, abuse, and unjust eviction from their homes, I wanted to take a look back at Trump's use of the phrase "Chinese virus", sinophobia against Asian people during this crisis, and the lack of attention that has been given to the plight of African people in Guangzhou.

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----Timestamps----
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - History of tying disease to foreigners/others
02:38 - Current Sinophobia
03:27 - Guangzhou Situation
04:56 - Anti-blackness in China
06:30 - Lessons we can learn

----Source Links----
**NOTE**: I used far more sources than these, but I found these most helpful and informative.

- An excellent Twitter Thread detailing this entire issue: https://twitter.com/leftasian/status/1251695767959613441

- Testimony of African Man in Guangzhou:
https://twitter.com/SCMPNews/status/1251279521539653632

- Helpful Article on Guangzhou Situation:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/china/africans-guangzhou-china-coronavirus-hnk-intl/index.html

- Examples of Sinophobia in the United States:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljIuWWLHNlA

- Great video on the racist history of pandemics:
https://www.theroot.com/your-racism-is-showing-coronavirus-and-the-racist-hist-1842412528

Stock footage courtesy of www.pexels.com and www.videvo.net

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