{"id":25862,"date":"2020-04-11T21:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T20:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=25862"},"modified":"2020-04-11T21:19:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T20:19:16","slug":"us-berates-china-over-inhuman-treatment-of-nigerians-in-guangzhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=25862","title":{"rendered":"US berates China over inhuman treatment of Nigerians in Guangzhou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States on Saturday accused Chinese authorities of \u201cxenophobia\u201d toward Africans, after coronavirus cases among Nigerians unleashed a wave of evictions in the city of Guangzhou.<br \/>\nThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila also expressed displeasure over the inhuman treatment meted out on some Nigerians by the Chinese authorities in Beijing.<br \/>\nScores of Nigerian students and businessmen in Guangzhou were evicted from their apartments and hotel rooms by Chinese authorities. Africans in southern China\u2019s largest metropolis told AFP they had been kicked out of lodgings and then turned away from hotels over suspicions aroused by the Nigerian cases.<br \/>\n\u201cThe abuse and mistreatment of Africans living and working in China is a sad reminder of how hollow the PRC-Africa partnership really is,\u201d a State Department spokesperson said, using the acronym for the Peoples Republic of China.<br \/>\n\u201cAt a time when we should be supporting one another to recover from a pandemic PRC officials recklessly hid from the world, Chinese officials are busy evicting African students into the streets without food or shelter.\u201d<br \/>\nThe US in recent weeks has denounced Beijing\u2019s lack of transparency at the start of the coronavirus epidemic, which was first detected in late 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, saying it delayed action in the rest of the world resulting in thousands of deaths.<br \/>\nDespite a recent truce in their war of words, skirmishes have continued between the two world powers already locked in a long-term strategic confrontation.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate but not surprising to see this kind of xenophobia towards Africans by Chinese authorities,\u201d the State Department spokesperson added.<br \/>\n\u201cAnyone who watches Chinese engagement in projects across Africa recognizes this kind of abusive and manipulative behavior.\u201d<br \/>\nThe treatment Africans in Guangzhou also drew an expression of \u201cextreme concern\u201d Saturday from the president of the African Union.<br \/>\nSince coming to office in 2017, the administration of President Donald Trump has shown little interest in Africa. But it has repeatedly warned about China\u2019s intentions in the continent, arguing that its investments and loans to African countries are less than friendly.<br \/>\n\u201cPromises made to Africans, including those who work and study in China, are never kept as advertised,\u201d the State Department spokesperson said.<br \/>\n\u201cTo treat people -\u2013 especially students \u2014 this way during a global public health crisis says everything about how the PRC views their so-called \u2018partnership\u2019 with Africa.\u201d<br \/>\nMeanwhile the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, China says the government was now prepared to evacuate her citizens from China.<br \/>\nBy <strong>Daily Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States on Saturday accused Chinese authorities of \u201cxenophobia\u201d toward Africans, after coronavirus cases among Nigerians unleashed a wave of evictions in the city of Guangzhou. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila also expressed displeasure over the inhuman treatment meted out on some Nigerians by the Chinese authorities in Beijing. 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