DrBanneker
Space is the Place
An English version of his demands is in an article from Hong Kong's South China Morning Post
I will fill in some details from the Chinese versions of the articles:
A lot of people know that over the last twenty years lots of Africans have been going to China, particularly Guangzhou (Canton) in the South. Their numbers according to reliable statistics don't exceed 100,000 people but wild guesses on the Chinese Internet claim 500,000 or more.
When you go to China, you get a visa which is usually valid for 30-90 days unless you get a 6 month one. The long term visas have been harder to get since the 2008 Olympics. What often happens is Africans go to China on a short term visa and overstay it while they try to hustle. I'm not promoting illegal immigration but Chinese in Africa often due the same thing (as do some Westerners in China).
Having lived in China and knowing many Africans there, the vast majority are either students or traders/entrepreneurs trying to buy goods to ship back to Africa. They aren't low lifes or refugees and aren't really involved in violent crime (though there are some Nigerians and Liberians in the big cities sell drugs to White people; Chinese have their own dealers).
Over the years there have been more articles about them and about the increasing number of Chinese women who they wife and have kids with (article):
Contrary to what many think, the African men are actually usually wealthier and more educated than the Chinese they marry so it isn't solely a story of they want a sugar mama and a visa. They can't become citizens anyway.
So there have been some issues, notably with immigration police, and Ebola fears back during the outbreak but China has generally tolerated them. Here comes a legislator in the National People's Congress (not a real legislature since they just rubber stamp Communist Party decisions) named Pan Qinglin from the coastal city of Tianjin near Beijing.
He is declaring the Africans are a 'social problem' (though he calls them 'Black brothers') and has said they are characterized by the 'three illegals': illegal entry, illegal residence, and illegal work. Actually in Chinese the 'three illegals' is a word play since the character for 'illegal' is coincidentally the same as the first character for 'Africa' (this is due to phonetics not racism) so 'three illegals' is a word pun on 'three Africans'.
If anyone thinks he isn't baiting, he stated that by his projections if something isn't done, China will have 50 million Africans by 2050
Tianjin doesn't have many Africans relatively so Mr. Pan may be trying to angle himself as a populist. He also proposed a law allowing legally mandated maternity leave for single mothers.
The law wants to do three things:
1. Have Guangzhou set up a task force to canvass and survey the areas Black Africans live to understand the magnitude of the 'problem'
2. Have national and local security forces jointly up surveillance, police presence, and investigations of areas where there are heavy presences of Africans
3. Enlist state propaganda and media to show Chinese people news on the 'truth' of Black people so they can remain vigilant and safe
He also wants to bar the children of Africans and Chinese from Chinese citizenship (shout out to DR).
Granted, this is nowhere near to becoming law and I doubt China will do such since it will piss of African allies, but this is going to rile people up at a time when China's economy is slowing and the government is becoming more authoritarian.
Remember, in 1988 right before Tiananmen Square there were Anti-African riots in Nanjing.
Those riots (at a time of high inflation and economic hardship) were sparked by the feelings Africans got better dorms (they did---but all foreigners do) and they were dating Chinese women (long story but see the Wikipedia article; there was also a false rumor a security guard was killed).
I will fill in some details from the Chinese versions of the articles:
A lot of people know that over the last twenty years lots of Africans have been going to China, particularly Guangzhou (Canton) in the South. Their numbers according to reliable statistics don't exceed 100,000 people but wild guesses on the Chinese Internet claim 500,000 or more.
When you go to China, you get a visa which is usually valid for 30-90 days unless you get a 6 month one. The long term visas have been harder to get since the 2008 Olympics. What often happens is Africans go to China on a short term visa and overstay it while they try to hustle. I'm not promoting illegal immigration but Chinese in Africa often due the same thing (as do some Westerners in China).
Having lived in China and knowing many Africans there, the vast majority are either students or traders/entrepreneurs trying to buy goods to ship back to Africa. They aren't low lifes or refugees and aren't really involved in violent crime (though there are some Nigerians and Liberians in the big cities sell drugs to White people; Chinese have their own dealers).
Over the years there have been more articles about them and about the increasing number of Chinese women who they wife and have kids with (article):
Contrary to what many think, the African men are actually usually wealthier and more educated than the Chinese they marry so it isn't solely a story of they want a sugar mama and a visa. They can't become citizens anyway.
So there have been some issues, notably with immigration police, and Ebola fears back during the outbreak but China has generally tolerated them. Here comes a legislator in the National People's Congress (not a real legislature since they just rubber stamp Communist Party decisions) named Pan Qinglin from the coastal city of Tianjin near Beijing.
He is declaring the Africans are a 'social problem' (though he calls them 'Black brothers') and has said they are characterized by the 'three illegals': illegal entry, illegal residence, and illegal work. Actually in Chinese the 'three illegals' is a word play since the character for 'illegal' is coincidentally the same as the first character for 'Africa' (this is due to phonetics not racism) so 'three illegals' is a word pun on 'three Africans'.
If anyone thinks he isn't baiting, he stated that by his projections if something isn't done, China will have 50 million Africans by 2050
Tianjin doesn't have many Africans relatively so Mr. Pan may be trying to angle himself as a populist. He also proposed a law allowing legally mandated maternity leave for single mothers.
The law wants to do three things:
1. Have Guangzhou set up a task force to canvass and survey the areas Black Africans live to understand the magnitude of the 'problem'
2. Have national and local security forces jointly up surveillance, police presence, and investigations of areas where there are heavy presences of Africans
3. Enlist state propaganda and media to show Chinese people news on the 'truth' of Black people so they can remain vigilant and safe
He also wants to bar the children of Africans and Chinese from Chinese citizenship (shout out to DR).
Granted, this is nowhere near to becoming law and I doubt China will do such since it will piss of African allies, but this is going to rile people up at a time when China's economy is slowing and the government is becoming more authoritarian.
Remember, in 1988 right before Tiananmen Square there were Anti-African riots in Nanjing.
Those riots (at a time of high inflation and economic hardship) were sparked by the feelings Africans got better dorms (they did---but all foreigners do) and they were dating Chinese women (long story but see the Wikipedia article; there was also a false rumor a security guard was killed).
White dudes pimpin out their chicks...
have those old chinese dudes really pissed...
