Treatment of Africans in Southern China Sparks Diplomatic Backlash

Treatment of Africans in Southern China Sparks Diplomatic Backlash
A man wearing a face mask walks past an estate agent in Guangzhou's Sanyuanli area, as the spread of the COVID-19 continues in the country, in Guangdong province, China, on April 13, 2020. David Kirton/Reuters
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GUANGZHOU, China—Huddled under a highway bridge with a small bag of belongings, a 19-year-old student from Ivory Coast was desperately dialing his few contacts in China.

The student said he arrived in the southern city of Guangzhou last week, after completing his quarantine in another city, during a CCP virus clampdown that several African countries and Africans in Guangzhou say has unfairly targeted them.