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Chinese business persons in Malawi  joined condemning acts of racism

Chinese business persons in Malawi joined condemning acts of racism

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A grouping of Chinese business persons in Malawi has joined several groups condemning acts of racism and child abuse involving their countryman. This follows a recent BBC exposé about a Chinese national identified as Lu-Ke who is allegedly behind the production of videos of Malawian children, forced to make personalised shots with racist content. The videos were sold and shared on Chinese social media. In the statement, the Malawi Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce has condemned the behaviour and vows to help bring the culprit to book. The grouping says the video filming incident is an individual case and should not damage the relationship between the two countries. It cites their involvement in various projects such as providing boreholes and the establishment of the African Fam...
Government condemns inhumane treatment of Malawian children

Government condemns inhumane treatment of Malawian children

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Sylvester Namiwa. Malawians will push for the arrest of Mr. Lu Ke The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi says it has learnt with shock and dismay social media videos on the inhumane treatment of Malawian children by some Chinese nationals for profit which featured in an investigative report on the British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC] website on 13th June, 2022. The Ministry has condemned in strongest terms such inhumane, immoral and degrading treatment, and considers the actions by the perpetrators of such unacceptable mentality as an affront to the principles enshrined in various international human rights instruments including the United Nations Charter and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In a communiqué dated 17th June, 2022, the ...
China’s Investment in Africa Cannot Buy the Silence of a Continent

China’s Investment in Africa Cannot Buy the Silence of a Continent

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By Deprose Muchena “Among the general public in Africa, scenes of discrimination from Guangzhou prompted fury on a scale I have not witnessed before.” The COVID-19 pandemic has at times brought out the best in humanity; at others it has exposed our flaws. Contrast, for instance, China’s mass donation of COVID-19-fighting equipment to Africa with the mistreatment African migrants have recently faced in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Social media footage showed the perceived coronavirus carriers being forcibly evicted from hotels and lodgings and forced to sleep on the streets. One clip showed a restaurant that apparently barred black people from entering. The incidents were quickly “dealt with” by the authorities. China said it had “zero tolerance for discriminati...