On April 10, 2021, the China News Service, another Communist Party media outlet alongside Xinhua, immediately reported on the China News Network that the Canadian Asian Anti-Racism Coalition had been established in Toronto, Canada that day. Many Chinese Canadians who read Chinese media reports were informed that another member had been added to the numerous associations in the Chinese community. The local news of the Chinese community will have to be learned through export to domestic sales, which is also a sight to behold.
The coalition was launched by 13 eye-catching Chinese associations, and is made up of no less than 300 Chinese community groups of all kinds, including hometown associations, chambers of commerce, and industry associations. Among the founding groups are the Toronto Federation of Chinese Groups, the Federation of Chinese Canadian Associations, the Canadian Association of Chinese Professionals, and the United Association of Shenzhen Societies in Canada. These Chinese groups are all highly visible Chinese community groups, both in the Chinese media and in the mainstream media.
As I recall, on February 22, 2021, the Canadian Parliament passed a motion with 266 votes in favour and 0 votes against to affirm that the Chinese Communist regime had committed genocide against the Uighurs in Xinjiang. In response, there was a movement in the Chinese-American community.
You can’t just point your finger at someone else’s nose, but you also need to save the shadow under your own nose. Apparently, some Chinese communities have been inspired to look at the dark side of Canadian society and have reluctantly launched this Asian anti-racism coalition.
In February, the Canadian Parliament had just passed a political statement confirming the Chinese Communist regime’s genocide in Xinjiang, and just a few dozen days later, in April, the Asian Anti-Racism Coalition was formed. This coalition was established with the same momentum as the five-star red flag rolled under the Peace Bell. The chronology of events from February to April, this one before and one after, is evocative.
In December 2018, a financial executive of a private Chinese company was stopped and arrested while en route to Mexico via a connecting flight from Vancouver. Because Canada wanted to fulfill its Canada-US extradition treaty obligations and deport Ms. Meng to the United States. Because the U.S. court summoned her to appear in court. Not many days after the incident, news came from Beijing that the Chinese Communist authorities had arrested two Canadian citizens. World opinion said that the Chinese Communist regime was engaged in hostage diplomacy. The Chinese Communist Party denied it, but suffered the consequences and laid down the law.
Here, in February, the Canadian Parliament suggested that the Chinese Communist Party was committing genocide in Xinjiang; in April, such a coalition emerged from the Chinese community. If you do the math before and after, you will not let the Chinese Communist Party authorities enjoy the lie down 2.0. This trigram of the legitimate text: the time is not lucky.
Divine trigrams, but also split the word. Talk about the name of this coalition: “Asian Canadian Coalition Against Racism”. Here there are two criticisms: one says “Asian”, the other says “anti-racism”.
Let’s start with “Asians”. Looking at the list of group members, the majority are Chinese groups, followed by an Armenian group, a Greek group, and a group said to be of Egyptian origin. If we look at the list, we can see that all of these groups are composed of Chinese from mainland China, so it is true to say that the Chinese groups from mainland China are the most accurate.
As we all know, the Chinese community is roughly divided into three groups: the Hong Kong group, the Taiwan group and the mainland group; of course, there are also subgroups such as Filipino Chinese, Indonesian Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, and so on.
Looking at this list, the title “Asian” is really empty, not to mention the lack of Asian representation, even the representation of Chinese is not enough. At best, it can be considered as a representative of the Chinese in mainland China, but do all the Chinese from mainland China agree with the representation here?
In 2010, during the G20 summit in South Korea, President Barack Obama gave a Korean reporter a chance to ask a question during a press conference. Unexpectedly, Rui Chenggang sprang up and asked for a question on behalf of the Asian people. Obama reiterated that this was an opportunity for the Korean journalist to ask a question. However, Rui Chenggang stubbornly insisted, making Obama laugh and cry.
The “Asian” coalition has become the Canadian version of “Rui Chenggang 2.0”?
Then analyze the “anti-racism”. The word “anti-” is not well used. The word “anti-” means “to fight”. To address social habits such as discrimination, fighting will only tear the community apart. We need to talk about tolerance and reconciliation means to reform, the society will become more and more peaceful. To solve racial discrimination is the best policy. Fighting is a lose-lose situation. Good people love their communities and must not tear them apart. The legitimate text of this trigram: the name is ominous
Several Dharma protectors were invited to perform the head touching ceremony. There was Senator Hugh Hugh. In 2017, Mr. Hu was found guilty by the Senate Ethics Committee (similar to a disciplinary committee, right?) of four offenses against senators after accepting a trip to China at someone else’s expense. He was found to have violated the Senate Code of Conduct four times by withholding information and misleading the investigation into his travels. His integrity is in question.
And then there’s Conservative Congressman Chua Newspaper Nation. In a May 3, 2018 story, the Globe and Mail noted that the Indian-origin MP accepted an invitation from the Foreign Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for an eight-day free trip. The first five days’ expenses were paid for by the Foreign Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee; the second three days’ expenses and airfare were paid for by the Bai Qiu En Medical Foundation. He also attended classes at the CPC Central Party School.
One more Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP, Wenbin Ke. In a December 2, 2019 report, the National Post noted that the tone of Wenbin’s public statements was consistent with the propaganda of the Chinese Communist regime, which accused Hong Kong of marching for democracy and insisted that Taiwan was part of the People’s Republic of China. The report also disclosed that in 2013, Brother Wen Bin attended an eight-day training course organized by the Chinese Communist Party’s State Council. This trigram’s legitimate text: Protecting the Law is not Fu.
Just what kind of social vice is discrimination? What kind of social vice is discrimination, and what kind of attention and social resources are being devoted to this demand during this epidemic?
The traditional concept of discrimination is explained as follows: discrimination is the unfair treatment of vulnerable groups. Disadvantage stems from differences in the cultural influence of groups; inequity occurs in the ease of access to life resources such as employment benefits.
I can’t talk about the origins of other ethnic groups because I have little knowledge, but I can only talk about what happened to Chinese people in Canada. History records that the first Chinese to come to Canada landed on Canada’s west coast in 1788. The Chinese ancestors were instrumental in laying the train tracks across the east and west coasts, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and gave their precious lives and blood. The Chinese have a clear conscience and pride in building Canada.
Due to the differences in cultural background and economic status, for a considerable period of time, the Chinese were unable to earn their rightful place in a predominantly white society. This is a very regrettable and embarrassing history. It is a history of living discrimination and bullying.
In 1947, Chinese citizens were given the right to vote and to be elected, and in 1957, Mr. Cheng Tianhua became the first person of Chinese descent to be elected to Parliament. 1999, Ms. Bingzhi Wu became the 26th Governor General of Canada, and in 2006, the then Prime Minister, Mr. Stephen Harper, personally apologized for the historical Chinese exclusion “poll tax” and issued a letter of apology. In 2006, then Prime Minister Stephen Harper personally apologized for the historical Chinese exclusion “poll tax” and also awarded compensation to victims or descendants.
To this day, the Chinese community is quite respected. Respected, we need to take responsibility, that is the direction of development of a multi-ethnic society free from the nuisance of discrimination.
First of all, we need to learn to look at our multi-ethnic society in a way that seeks the greatest common denominator: to seek common ground while maintaining small differences. We are all different by virtue of our diverse ethnic backgrounds, but we are more alike than we are different. Therefore, we should not focus on our differences, otherwise we are bound to label ourselves and marginalize ourselves. If you are not careful, you will easily fall into the trap of discriminating against yourself.
Second, our ancestors were participants in the creation of the nation of Canada. Canada was founded in 1867. Our Chinese ancestors set foot on this land as early as 1788. We need to inherit the responsibility of our history and inspire the feeling of being a family steward, not playing the role of a pathetic “little daughter-in-law” or a “grieving woman” who casts her grievances around. We need to be a part of it, to be tolerant of discrimination and to encourage the government to implement policies to improve social mechanisms and to eliminate opportunities for discrimination.
At the same time, we should also be aware of whether we have inadvertently fallen into the light of discrimination due to prejudice, because some ethnic groups have different eating habits, and the smell of food makes us unhappy; because some ethnic groups have different dressing habits, and the color of clothing makes us unhappy.
We have been victimized by discrimination, and we do not want to victimize others. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is a wonderful admonition in Chinese culture. We have to carry it forward. We also need to examine ourselves.
Community groups that defend the interests of the Chinese community have a greater responsibility to act as watchdogs, warning of signs of discrimination or discrimination; as advocates, constructively and positively resolving incidents of discrimination; as coordinators, implementing multilateral mediation, enhancing cultural communication and understanding between ethnic groups, and eliminating divisions and misunderstandings. A more important responsibility is to lobby and encourage the government to implement legislative reforms to enhance cultural communication and create equal opportunities for ethnic minorities.
We are fortunate to live in a multi-ethnic Canadian society that is committed to humane human rights. We need to hold on to that. Let’s work hard.
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