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I& #39;m an American travel writer who has lived in both China and #Taiwan. While I& #39;m obviously not black (and thus cannot speak directly about the experience of people of color in either place), here is what I have witnessed in both places: https://twitter.com/jenniCNN/status/1248760556468588544">https://twitter.com/jenniCNN/...
First off, I& #39;ve heard from many people of color (Africans, African Americans, other folks whose full origins I didn& #39;t know) who have had wonderful experiences in both China and Taiwan. As travelers, as students, as people doing business. So...Good people are everywhere.
Second, I& #39;ve spoken to to people of color who& #39;ve felt that they& #39;ve been discriminated against in both places due to the color of their skin. So...Racists are everywhere. China, Taiwan, America...you name it.
That said, in all the years I& #39;ve lived and worked in #Taiwan (over 15), I& #39;ve never heard of or witnessed police in any #Taiwanese city specifically targeting people of color as part of anti-crime / anti-drug sweeps.
In the years I lived and traveled around #China (about 6, give or take), there were times when it was common knowledge that police in various cities were specifically targeting people of color, and that as a POC to enter certain areas was to risk arrest.
This is a Guardian article from 2007. Nobody I knew in the expatriate scene in China was at all surprised that this was going on. In the late 90s and early 00& #39;s (when I lived in Beijing), this sort of thing happened sporadically as well. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/sep/26/china.internationalcrime">https://www.theguardian.com/world/200...
Nobody who has lived in China is surprised that harassment of people of color is happening there (with the #CoronavirusPandemic as & #39;excuse du jour& #39;). Nobody who knows America is surprised that the virus is bringing out the worst anti-Asian sentiment among American racists.
To quote the great @chrisrock (also talking about racism), "That Train is Never Late".... but (to bring this thread to a close), the idea that Taiwan (at the forefront of the battle against the global #CoronavirusOutbreak) refuses to accept banishment and disrespect by the #WHO..
Because of WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus& #39; race (or indeed, that @DrTedros& #39; race is even relevant to anyone in #Taiwan) is a ridiculous smokescreen thrown up to cover up the #WHO& #39;s politically motivated decision to continue ignoring, shunning and marginalizing #Taiwan.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52230833
As">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl... they say down south, That dog won& #39;t hunt.
#TaiwanCanHelp, #TaiwanIsHelping, and #Taiwan is absolutely needed in the battle against this #pandemic. That @DrTedros has resorted to playing the race card against Taiwan at the behest of China...
As">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl... they say down south, That dog won& #39;t hunt.
#TaiwanCanHelp, #TaiwanIsHelping, and #Taiwan is absolutely needed in the battle against this #pandemic. That @DrTedros has resorted to playing the race card against Taiwan at the behest of China...
is only further proof that his argument - indeed, any argument that marginalizes Taiwan& #39;s accomplishments anywhere (let alone IN THE FIELD OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, in which Taiwan is a global leader) is a cynical ploy, doomed to failure.
I& #39;m @josambro, and I approve of this message.
#TaiwanCanHelp. #TaiwanIsHelping. Let Taiwan Help.
#TaiwanCanHelp. #TaiwanIsHelping. Let Taiwan Help.
