Cleavage

Guangzhou, Covid-19 and China-Africa Friendship Politics

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ID2173264
AuthorsYu Qiu (0000-0003-1272-8720, Minzu University of China, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume33
Issue2
Pages184-193
Publication date2021-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of African Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-6815 • E-ISSN: 1469-9346
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13696815.2020.1824774
OpenAlexW3135047134
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited18

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 This measure consists of three dimensions: border screening, exclusive transport and community-based health management. See “Targeted accurate measures in fighting against the pandemic among imported cases in Guangzhou”, The Guangzhou Renmin Government, 20 March 2020, Accessed 20 May 2020. http://www.gz.gov.cn/xw/jrgz/content/post_5738398.html.2 Three illegalities (三非) refer to illegal entry, illegal work and illegal stay. Anti-sanfei operations are part of China’s attempt to regulate foreigner immigrants in China.3 Wang Yi: “China-African friendship is as firm as a rock, and will not be affected by one time and one incident” Foreign Affairs Office of Guangzhou Municipal Government, 15 April 2020, accessed 30 May 2020. http://www.gzfao.gov.cn/gzfao/fyzt/202004/913ae4e8840443dab7174a5fce624894.shtml.4 Ibid.5 For example, the Guangzhou event was followed by Nigeria’s intensified immigration check-up in Chinese factories and Chinese-concentrated communities. “Chinese workers are facing a backlash across Africa over the Guangzhou racism incidents”, Quartz Africa, 22 May 2020, Accessed 6 June 2020, Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu and Yomi Kazeem, https://qz.com/africa/1860045/china-faces-african-backlash-of-guangzou-racism-incidents/. Malawi also sent a Chinese worker back to Zambia for his failed cooperation with compulsory quarantine. Aaron Banda-Mana, “Chinese deports Chinese for refusing quarantine”, Nyasa Times, 12 April 2020, Accessed 30 July 2020. https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-deports-chinese-for-refusing-quarantine/.6 The case of three Chinese people being murdered and burned in June 2020 is one of many Chinese-targeted murders across African countries in recent years. Jenni Marsh and Chiwoyu Sinyangwe “Three Chinese nationals were murdered and burned in Zambia, in a week when racial tensions were running high”, CNN, 6 June 2020, accessed 30 July 2020. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/05/china/china-zambia-murder-intl-hnk/index.html.7 “Guangzhou’s multi-lingual public letter to Chinese and foreigners in China stating zero-tolerance to discrimination”, Sina News, 20 April 2020, accessed 15 May 2020. https://news.sina.cn/gn/2020-04-20/detail-iircuyvh8724069.d.html.8 精准抗疫涵盖多个要素,包括边境检查、单独运输、社区健康管控等。参见《广州进准防控疫情输入》广州人民政府2020年3月20日。访问网站时间:2020年5月20日. http://www.gz.gov.cn/xw/jrgz/content/post_5738398.html.9 “三非”指的是“非法入境”“非法居留”和“非法工作”。“反三非”行动是中国开展的针对外国人的移民管理措施。10 《王毅:中非友谊坚如磐石,不被一时一事影响》,广州市人民政府外事办公室,2020年4月15日。访问网站时间:2020年5月30日。http://www.gzfao.gov.cn/gzfao/fyzt/202004/913ae4e8840443dab7174a5fce624894.shtml.11 同上。12 例如,尼日利亚政府在广州事件后迅速开始针对中国在尼群体的移民管控,参见 Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu & Yomi Kazeem, “Chinese workers are facing a backlash across Africa over the Guangzhou racism incidents”, Quartz Africa, 2020年5月22日,访问网站时间:2020 年6月6日。https://qz.com/africa/1860045/china-faces-african-backlash-of-guangzou-racism-incidents/. 此外,有关报道也指出马拉维将拒绝强制隔离的中国人遣送回赞比亚,参见Aaron Banda-Mana, ‘Chinese deports Chinese for refusing quarantine’, Nyasa Times, 2020年4月12日, 访问网站时间:2020 年7月30日. https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-deports-chinese-for-refusing-quarantine/.13 中方人员被杀事件近几年在非洲时有发生,例如近期在赞比亚的三名中国人员被杀事件便是其中一例。参见Jenni Marsh and Chiwoyu Sinyangwe, “Three Chinese nationals were murdered and burned in Zambia, in a week when racial tensions were running high”, CNN, 2020年6月6日报道,访问网站时间:2020年7月30日https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/05/china/china-zambia-murder-intl-hnk/index.html.14 《广州发布多语种致在穗中外人士的公开信,对歧视性言行零容忍》新浪新闻2020年4月20日报道,访问网站时间:2020年5月15日。https://news.sina.cn/gn/2020-04-20/detail-iircuyvh8724069.d.html.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, China [Grand Number 19CSH054

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