I don't even know where to begin with these terrible takes

the situation in Guangzhou is a horrific display of anti-Blackness and anti-African xenophobia. the correct response is not to project those horrors onto all of China, all Asians and everyone in the diaspora https://twitter.com/AlfredLewislll/status/1249761059755274240

the CPC and powerful private Chinese companies have been expanding their imperialist, neocolonial project on the African continent and in the Caribbean for the past two decades. again, the correct response is not to demonize the immigrant worker trying to feed their family

the relations of power amongst our "communities of color" are much more complex than many typically acknowledge, and we need to work to build that understanding. the anti-Black landlords and restauranteurs in Guangzhou are despicable, but they are not representative

and also: diasporic folks should not be so quick to dismiss the actions of folks on the homeland. the change we need, & thus the solidarity we need, isn't only multiracial; it's also international. folks back home understand & have been living this. so paint with a smaller brush

it's well known that Black and Asian folk, particularly Chinese Americans, in the United States have fought together for their liberation from white supremacy. what's less well known is the solidarity provided by the Chinese *government* in the fight for Black civil rights

Statement Supporting the American Negroes
In Their Just Struggle Against Racial
Discrimination by U.S. Imperialism, by Chairman Mao:

https://www.marxists.org/subject/china/peking-review/1966/PR1966-33h.htm

Black Power in China: Mao’s Support for African American “Racial Struggle as Class Struggle”: https://medium.com/fairbank-center/black-power-in-china-maos-support-for-african-american-racial-struggle-as-class-struggle-7673f2a6abb

the rising divide between these communities is the result of fear-mongering and scapegoating by imperialists of all races. that divide manifests as evictions for Black people in Guangzhou and several forms of violence for Asian-descendant people across the West

and now, folks on Twitter are claiming that they are now justified in their desire to join in on the xenophobic, anti-Asian, and ultimately white supremacist project. but that doesn't help anyone

the anger may be righteous, but the response I've seen is far from it

there is a deep and storied tradition of solidarity between Black and Asian people. their liberation, even on their "homelands," is tied. the only path forward is together

so,

don't: point fingers at entire races of people and issue racial epithets

do: condemn the actions of those in Guangzhou, & work to help the Black people affected. discuss the differences in racialization across borders, & devise plans to renew international solidarity