A Chinese student in London has been assaulted in what he calls a racist attack linked to the coronavirus. The attack comes at a time of increasing xenophobia against people of East Asian appearance in the UK and around the world.
A 23-year-old Singapore man of Chinese ethnicity who was studying in London has spoken out about racism linked to the coronavirus after suffering facial injuries in a"racially aggravated assault."
Jonathan Mok wrote about his ordeal in a public post on Facebook Monday, detailing how he was attacked by a group of people on Oxford Street, a busy shopping area in the center of the British capital, at about 9.15 p.m. local time on February 24.Jonathan Mok said he was attacked in London, causing injury to his right eye. He posted two photos of his face on social media, explaining:"One image was taken in the mirror and hence, the laterally inverted image.
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