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Neo-Racism in China:
Reasons for China’s Otherwise Inexplicable Modern Day Racism

Mimi Mutesa

A senior official I had the opportunity to meet with in a social gathering animatedly told me how much Chinese people would love me. “You’re a dual citizen, correct? Yes, if you present yourself as an American, you’ll get a pretty standard reaction, but say you’re a person from Africa, and they’ll really give you the royal treatment. Yes, Chinese people love Africans.”

While, this took me by surprise, I did not examine the notion too closely. After all, it would be a nice change in comparison to the perception of Africans in America.

First, I will be dissecting what exactly neo-racism against black people looks like in China and what events prove this trend. Second, I will analyze what factors and historical events led a largely nationalist country to be discriminatory against people of African descent. I would soon find out that while this “royal treatment” may occur sometimes, overt racism comes in many forms in China, and takes place every day against black people.

Chinese Racism against Black People in Popular Media

The largest forms of Chinese racism towards black people can be seen in popular media. Later, I was indeed in China when a certain headline started making its way within my friend circle and on social media: “Chinese Museum Pulls Exhibit Comparing Animals to Black People” (Wu and Goldman 2017). According to the New York Times, a Chinese photographer set up an exhibit in the Hubei Provincial Museum of Wuhan. The photographer juxtaposed images of black Africans with images of wild animals. Amongst the comparisons were “a young boy and a howling chimpanzee, each photographed with their mouths agape. Other sets paired a man and a lion, both gnashing their teeth; and a man and a baboon” (Wu and Goldman 2017). This sparked obvious outrage amongst black Chinese residents and students on foreign exchange programs.

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