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Australia's Chinese, Asian communities targets of racism
Some face vitriol amid coronavirus outbreak that originated in China
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People wearing face masks at Flinders Street Station after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Melbourne. Australia's population of about 25 million includes more than 1.2 million people of Chinese heritage.
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Jonathan Pearlman For The Straits Times In Sydney, Jonathan Pearlman
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The coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll on Australia's Chinese community, including a loss of trade at Chinese restaurants and stores as well as increased reports of racism.
Since the outbreak of the virus, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, there have been growing reports of members of the Chinese-Australian community - and the Asian-Australian community - being subjected to vitriol or racist slurs.
