Media Release: Chinese Australian Forum Condemns Sydney Eastgardens Attack, Calls for Unity Against Rising Racism

CAF media release

Chinese Australian Forum strongly condemns the recent violence against the Chinese couple at the playground near Eastgardens in Sydney. Racism against the Chinese Australian community is again on the rise after the racial abuse experienced by the Asian communities during the COVID pandemic. We appreciate the action of the police in dealing with this particular incident. While law enforcement acts as a deterrent, it is equally important that we promote the value of community cohesion, racial harmony and multiculturalism through education, particularly for the next generation of our young Australians.

Our political leaders should lead by example in maintaining social cohesion and it certainly does not help with recent comments by Senator Jane Hume discriminating against Chinese Australians and accusing them of being Chinese spies without any proof while they were only participating in the Australian democratic process by helping at a polling booth. She weaponised Chinese Australian volunteers to attack an opponent in the election for political gain. We all need to work together as Australians to continue to maintain Australia as the best Multicultural country in the world.

Simon Chan AM

President

Chinese Australian Forum

www.caf.org.au

媒体发布：

澳华论坛（Chinese Australian Forum）强烈谴责近日在悉尼Eastgardens附近游乐场发生的针对一对华人夫妇的暴力事件。在新冠疫情期间亚裔社区曾遭受种族歧视，如今对华裔澳大利亚人的种族主义再度抬头。我们对警方在此次事件中的处理表示赞赏。执法固然具有震慑作用，但同样重要的是，我们需要通过教育，尤其是对澳大利亚下一代年轻人，来弘扬社区凝聚力、种族和谐和多元文化的价值观。

我们的政治领袖应以身作则维护社会凝聚力。然而，简·休姆参议员最近发表的歧视性言论——在毫无证据的情况下指控参与投票站工作的澳洲华人志愿者为"中国间谍"——严重破坏了这一目标。她将华裔社区政治化，以此攻击选举对手谋取政治利益。我们呼吁全体澳大利亚人携手合作，共同维护澳大利亚作为全球最成功多元文化国家的声誉。

陈建青 AM

主席

澳华论坛

www.caf.org.au