China, Australia and the US are using racism as a political football

China’s warning to its citizens to reconsider travel and pursuing university studies in Australia, due to a rise in racist attacks against Asians there, is on the face of it a fair call.It is true that racism against Asians – both causing physical and mental harm to victims – has risen substantially since the Covid-19 outbreak was first traced back to the Chinese city of Wuhan.Hundreds of Asians have reported incidents of racism to both the Australian Human Rights Commission and hotlines run by…

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