The emergence of COVID-19 as a global health and economic problem has been accompanied by vigorous xenophobia in Australia and Indonesia. especially towards the Chinese. There are historical explanations, fear has been a factor and social media has been highly effective for spreading accusations and blame. Dr Stephen Miller and Rifka Sibarani suggest ways to deal with the hatred.
COVID-19 continues to spread anti-Chinese xenophobia. Why?
澳中兩國關係緊張，華社備受歧視現象持續。 Source: SBS News
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Dr Stephen Miller, a lecturer in Indonesian Studies at the University of the the Sunshine Coast and Rifka Sibarani, a PhD student at Charles Darwin University disccus the emergence of Xenophobia as a social consequence of the spread of COVID-19.
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