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Racism in China

According to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China, all citizens are

equal and enjoy the same rights regardless of their beliefs, ethnic background or

gender.

Legal equality is however not necessarily replicated in a Chinese workplace or day to day life. Discrimination and racism still do

exist.

In China, there are 56 different ethnic groups fully recognized, but the nation remains

relatively homogenous since over 90% of its citizens belong to the Han Chinese group.

Individuals from various ethnic backgrounds or foreigners clearly stand out from the crowd and sometimes, they face discrimination and racism

in China.

The Chinese have a myriad of prejudiced views regarding gender, race, and nationality. The

Chinese people have no reservations whatsoever about mocking ethnic minorities and are overly confident, living by the belief that anything non-Chinese is primitive. The

Chinese have regarded anyone living outside China a barbarian or savage all through history.

The Chinese people viewed the Europeans as having larger noses, more hair than

monkeys and smelling worse than dead bodies. On the other hand, they believed some whites tied themselves together to

avoid being snatched away by eagles.

Racism against Africans (Black People)Most often than not, black people are regarded

suspiciously and are all thought to be coming from Africa regardless of their origin. China is a society

where light skin is deemed desirable and believed to be a sign of fortune whereas the darker skin

represents unfavorable traits.

There have been several instances where black native English speakers are turned down in the place of a white non-native English teacher.

A person of African descent traveling to China shouldn’t be surprised when

people stare at them as if they were a spectacle. The curious Chinese crowds

will take pictures, touch hair, rub skin and ask questions that clearly reflect their lack of interaction with black people.

Racism against people with Black/Brown skin is arguably the strongest form of racism

in China.

Ethnocentrism, colorism, ignorance and class divisions exist within the Chinese society. China looks down upon the other Chinese with darker skin, and their definition of beauty is pale unlike in the Western culture that prefers tanned skin.

The black people in China are viewed through stereotypes as

most Chinese assume that black people are uneducated, wild,

barbaric, poor, play basketball and even eat each other.

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