These, he said, are only part of measures intended to halt the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Guangdong Province has a very large population of Africans and is described virtually as the hometown of Africans in China.
However, Africans in the Province are set on a coalition course with the Guangdong authorities following claims of abuses, discrimination and racism in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to the media at the residence of the National Chief Imam at New Fadama, however, the Chinese Ambassador appealed for understanding for the authorities of the Province in their desperate attempt to halt the spread of the virus.
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According to him, the rigorous measures are to protect the safety of all inhabitants and not targeted at Africans or any foreigner.
He admitted that some unpleasant incidents may have occurred during the process but stressed the health steps being implemented by the Guangdong authorities have been done in a non-differential way.
Ambassador Wang visited the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu and presented supplies to him on behalf of the Embassy and the Chinese community in Ghana towards the fast approaching Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.
He assured that the situation with Africans in Guangdong has currently been settled after a meeting with all African Consulates in China.
He appealed for understanding China’s policy and the need to comply with rules in Guangdong to protect all foreign nationals.
Ambassador Wang stated that China provides the largest number of scholarships to Africa in the world.
“We offer you scholarships and invite you to China and then discriminate against you? There is no logic for such discrimination,” he stated.
According to him, China, and the world at large, is experiencing an unprecedented situation and people are dying.
He said, “Under such unprecedented circumstance, any slight carelessness could make people end up in hospitals or even worse.”
“Let’s understand and support each other to get over the tough time together,” he appealed.
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He assured that some of the measures introduced in Guangdong on those who were neither confirmed cases nor suspected cases have been lifted gradually, pursuant to relevant containment protocols.
A mechanism, he said, has also been established with all African consulates in China for effective communication and stressed the process has been transparent and without discrimination.
Ambassador Wang indicated that Guangdong Province has a very large African population because the province is very friendly to them.
He stressed that when the province adopted rigorous measures, some people complained while others tried to run away.
Some, he said, even had confrontations with law officers but stressed these are occasional incidents contrary to the hype in the media.
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By: Uthman A. Marani/Frontpageghana.com/Ghana
