{"id":290043,"date":"2020-04-15T12:17:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T10:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=290043"},"modified":"2020-04-15T12:17:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T10:17:18","slug":"issue-of-mistreatment-of-africans-in-china-resolved-says-nandi-ndaitwah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=290043","title":{"rendered":"Issue of mistreatment of Africans in China resolved, says Nandi-Ndaitwah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eba Kandovazu<\/p>\n<p>AFRICAN nationals in China are reportedly no longer being subjected to coronavirus-related discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>African students and expatriates in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou were last weeks subject to forced coronavirus testing and arbitrary 14-day self-quarantine, regardless of recent travel history, amid heightened fears of imported infections.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A large number of Africans also had to resort to sleeping on the streets after landlords and hotels evicted African nationals.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deputy prime minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, today announced that the Chinese government had intervened to protect African nationals, while at the same time condemning the targeted maltreatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nandi-Ndaitwah, who doubles as international relations minister, added that currently, five Namibian nationals in the city of Wunchan have been put in mandatory quarantine for 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The five include four students and a businesswoman who had recently to the Asian country for business.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1032\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Issue-of-mistreatment-of-Africans-in-China-resolved-says-Nandi-Ndaitwah.jpeg\" alt=\"China african nationals coronavirus discrimination\" class=\"wp-image-290047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Issue-of-mistreatment-of-Africans-in-China-resolved-says-Nandi-Ndaitwah.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Issue-of-mistreatment-of-Africans-in-China-resolved-says-Nandi-Ndaitwah.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Issue-of-mistreatment-of-Africans-in-China-resolved-says-Nandi-Ndaitwah.jpeg 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><figcaption>DIPLOMATIC: Deputy Prime Minister and International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Photo: Eba Kandovazu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She has reportedly been placed in a hotel for quarantine at the expense of the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the students was reportedly renting a flat and as such, was freely moving.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>China last week announced new coronavirus cases after containing the virus and lifting lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the new cases were imported, which led to growing concerns of a so-called second wave.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many locals blamed Africans for bringing new cases into China, which resulted in targeted harassment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>African ambassadors jointly wrote a letter condemning China&#8217;s maltreatment of African nationals and demanded intervention before the crisis gets out of hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Africans expressed their displeasure and the Chinese central government intervened by directing authorities to be sensitive and not practice discrimination against foreigners. 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