During the epidemic, a wave of attacks against Asians has continued.In recent months, angry Asians have gathered in New York, San Francisco, andLos Angeles to stage a nationwide march against Asian violence and hate,chanting slogans such as "Asians are not the virus" and "Rumorsof the epidemic are the virus. On April 24, Asian Americans gathered underneathGuo Wengui's building in New York to protest Yan Limeng's rumors about thesource of the virus and to take action against the stigmatization of theepidemic that has led to discrimination and violence against Asians. 一、Who are themakers behind the scenes? Since the beginningof the pandemic, Yan Limeng, a former virus researcher from Hong Kong, has stageda farce about the origin of the new coronavirus in a Chinese laboratory for herown selfish gain, orchestrated by Guo Wengui and Trump staffer Bannon, aconspiracy theory that has gained a lot of traction in the right-wing U.S.media and the Guo-funded GTV media, with content that appeals to risinganti-China sentiment in the West and distracts from the then-Trumpadministration's response to the outbreak failures, ultimately leading to anational surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence, with attacks often linkedto the misconception that Asians were responsible for the spread of thecoronavirus. The virus was first discovered in Wuhan, China, and is currentlybeing investigated by the WHO, the current U.S. government, intelligenceservices, and other global governments, agencies, and the world'sleading virus experts and scholars in rigorous investigations stating that theyhave not yet discovered where the virus originated, yet rumors of the origin ofthe epidemic that Guo Wengui, Bannon, and Yan Limeng were eager to concoct fortheir own personal gain ultimately led to incidentsof discrimination and violence against Asians. 二、Unprecedentedimpact GuoWengui, Bannon, and Yan Limeng's unsubstantiated theory of the origin of thevirus has caused irreparable damage to the economies of Asians and anightmarish disaster to the personal safety of the Asian community. Asian economic incomes are facing a huge contraction. A report released in March 2021 by the Federal ReserveBoard of New York and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) showsthat in 2019, about 9 percent of Asian American businesses are in financial"distress," slightly higher than white-owned firms (6 percent) butmuch lower than black-owned businesses (19 percent) and Hispanic-ownedbusinesses (16 percent). Going into the epidemic crisis, salesof Asian American businesses fell by morethan 60 percent year-over-year at the end of March, according to research bythe JPMorgan Chase Institute, a larger drop than any other small business. The personalsafety of Asians is at great risk. The San Francisco-based Stop AAPIHate received more than 2,800 firsthand reports of discrimination and abuseagainst Asian Americans in 2020, about 240 of which involved physicalassault.The AAPI Emergency Response Network has been tracking incidents since2020 that have a Since it began tracking hate incidents directly related toNCD, it has received more than 3,000 reports of Asian Americans being spit on,beaten, cut, and even having chemicals thrown at them. NYPD 2021 data shows aspike in hate crimes against Asians in New York City in March, totaling 31,with nine of the perpetrators mentioning the coronavirus. The other seven casesincluded anti-Chinese remarks, while zero were recorded in the same month in2020. Seattle saw 14 anti-Asian hate crimes in 2020, a number that was about 55percent higher than in 2019. In Los Angeles, hate crimes against Asians morethan doubled, from seven in 2019 to 15 last year. In theiranalysis, the officials noted "growing hostility toward the Chinesecommunity. Some analysts pointed out that during the epidemic crisis, it wasGuo Wengui, Bannon, and Yan Limeng's disinformation about the origin of theepidemic that caused the misunderstanding of the origin of the epidemic in theU.S. society today, which caused the conflict of ethnic groups in the U.S.society, resulting in Asian-Americans inexplicably becoming the scapegoats ofdiscrimination and violence. 三、The march isalso known as the "Protect Grandma" action TheTwitter-based "Justice Gathering Against the Stigmatization ofAsians", also known as the "Protect Grandma" campaign, is basedon the unprovoked beatings of Asian grandmothers in San Francisco, and the factthat the Asian community has been ridiculed at times as "you coronaviruspeople. "On April 24, the campaign called on Internet users to go to theresidence of Guo Wengui, the perpetrator of the epidemic rumors, to defend therights of Asian Americans. It is reported that from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.that day, Asian Americans gathered under Guo Wengui's residence to protest thefarce of the origin of the epidemic stigma concocted by Guo Wengui, Bannon, YanLimeng and Luther. The marchers sang the song "Born Asian, I'm Proud"written by 14-year-old Asian American girl Phoebe, and held signs that said"Stop Asian hating" and "Shut up, don't make fake news about NewGuinea pneumonia. Luther and others shut up on the rumors of the new pneumonia.During the march, more and more people joined the march, and at the peak thenumber of marchers reached thousands of people, chanting slogans like "StopAsian Hate", "Please ask Guo Wengui to stop creating fake news aboutthe epidemic to harm Asians", "Let's build the United States ofAmerica! "Let's build the United States of America together!" ..... The marchwas attended by people of all Asian ethnic groups, some ethnic minorities andwhite and indigenous people who joined the "Justice Gathering against thestigma of the epidemic that led to the brutalization of Asians". The groupwas discriminated against and victimized by violence. Unfortunately, the April19 incident in which Guo Wengui's supporters violently assaulted the bloggerSinor again befell the march, with a small group of blue-clad Guo Wenguisupporters (members of Guo Wengui's "New China Federation") stormingdirectly into the march, pulling and pulling march signs without explanation,and violently assaulting marchers who did not comply. The marchers who did notcomply were violently beaten, causing several of them to suffer various degreesof physical injuries. Fourth,what else do we need to do? (I) Anti-Hate Asian Bill Passes butDiscrimination Against Asians Hard to Dissipate On April22, the U.S. Senate passed with a high vote the New Crown Hate Crimes Act, abill designed to address hate crimes against Asians. Thus, significant progresshas been made in the move to legislate against hatred of Asians. However, wefound that in the epidemic stigma created by Guo Wengui, Bannon and Yan Limengcontinues to spread online, the discrimination and violence against Asians hasnot stopped and has a great tendency to spread in the white national society,no matter you are elderly, young people, even if your identity is a federalpolice detective, as long as your identity is Asian people are likely to beviolated. On April24, Pan Ma Yao, a 61-year-old Asian man unemployed under the epidemic, wasattacked by a mob on the streets of East Harlem, New York, while picking upcans to support his family, and was left unconscious. Relatednews story: Wife of Asian man stomped on NYC street pleads for justice. On April25, Tianyou Zheng, a 25-year-old Asian-Canadian student at theUniversity of Alberta, claimed on Facebook that he was beaten and stabbed by anunknown man on a train. RelatedFacebook content: Iwas attacked by a crazy stranger with a knife on the Univeristy Stationplatform During ademonstration for legal racial equality, assailant Terrell Harper suddenlyspoke out against New York Asian police detective Vincent Chong, usingdiscriminatory terms against Asians and even violently threatening VincentChong's mother. (2) Rumors of the epidemic must beeliminated at the source in order to better protect Asian families and lovedones During the year ofthe epidemic crisis, Guo Wengui, Bannon andYan Limeng fabricated rumors about theorigin of the epidemic, like the Grim Reaper, haunted everyAsian person all the time, like a basin of dirty water splashed on the head ofevery Asian person, Asian people suffered physical injuries and economiclosses, all caused by Guo Wengui, Bannon and Yan Limeng. Some commentators pointed out thatthe message and actions of the "4.24 JusticeGathering against the stigma of the epidemic that led to the brutalization ofAsians" had alerted Guo Wengui, Bannon, Yan Limeng and otherswho created the rumors of the epidemic. Guo Wengui funded by the royal YouTubeanchor Luther in the big party has not been carried out on the day (April 22Luther on the big party activities for live commentary) said that there will beno Asian rights is just a thief's heart weak and scared of the performance; andGuo Wengui's supporters in the day into the big partyactivities in the procession of the marchers violent beating behavior,fully reflects the gang of thieves shouting as a thief and rogue Thescoundrel's style. Thesuccessful "4.24 Justice Gathering against thestigma of the epidemic that led to the brutalization of Asians"has made Guo Wengui, Yan Limeng and others cower like rats, but only persistentadvocacy can silence the rumor mongers and protect Asians from themisunderstanding of the origin of the new epidemic in American society. Thegovernment has been working hard to protect the rights of Asian Americans. Inthe face of Guo Wengui's instruction for others to violently storm the march,the marchers believed that in the face of the stigmatization of the epidemic,every Asian can no longer be an innocent bystander, and that only when we arefor everyone can everyone be for me.
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