McDonald's said that when it found out about the notice it temporarily closed the restaurant. Tensions have been running high between Africans and local people in the city. Last week, hundreds of Africans in Guangzhou were evicted from hotels and apartments after online rumours that coronavirus was spreading among African people, community leaders told the BBC. Guangzhou is a hub for African traders buying and selling goods and is home to one of China’s largest African communities. The Guangdong provincial government has responded to concerns about discrimination by calling China and Africa good friends, partners and brothers.
onsdag 15. april 2020
China McDonald's apologises for Guangzhou ban on black people
McDonald's in China has apologised after a branch in the industrial city of Guangzhou barred black people from entering. A video shared on social media showed a notice that read: “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant."
McDonald's said that when it found out about the notice it temporarily closed the restaurant. Tensions have been running high between Africans and local people in the city. Last week, hundreds of Africans in Guangzhou were evicted from hotels and apartments after online rumours that coronavirus was spreading among African people, community leaders told the BBC. Guangzhou is a hub for African traders buying and selling goods and is home to one of China’s largest African communities. The Guangdong provincial government has responded to concerns about discrimination by calling China and Africa good friends, partners and brothers.
McDonald's said that when it found out about the notice it temporarily closed the restaurant. Tensions have been running high between Africans and local people in the city. Last week, hundreds of Africans in Guangzhou were evicted from hotels and apartments after online rumours that coronavirus was spreading among African people, community leaders told the BBC. Guangzhou is a hub for African traders buying and selling goods and is home to one of China’s largest African communities. The Guangdong provincial government has responded to concerns about discrimination by calling China and Africa good friends, partners and brothers.
