In many ways, Australia and other Western countries like America, UK and Canada use this demand to their advantage and essentially sell education. Many are prepared to pay inflated ‘international’ tuition fees in order to secure a foreign education which is arguably more valuable in China. The attack was not directed at Chinese citizens,” said Rudd, who also expressed his hatred toward racism on his Mandarin micro blog.Ĭoming from Australia, I could directly see the growing number of mainland Chinese students in universities. In true technologically advanced fashion, former Australian Prime Minister and fomer Foreign Affairs Minister, Kevin Rudd Weibo’d in Chinese “Apart from the two Chinese students, other people were also robbed.
On Wednesday, however, the Chinese micro blogger deleted all the blogs related to the assault’s details to ensure his privacy and eliminate rumors in the comments attached to the posts. When my friend tried to wipe blood from his nose, a teenage girl stuffed my friend’s mouth with her tampon removed from her pants.” They were calling us Asian dogs and pussies while they were beating us. My face is burnt and totally disfigured! Worst of all, I really hated their racist comments. They attacked us with glass and burnt us with lit cigarettes. Our noses are fractured and our bodies are covered in blood. However, the smell of blood in my mouth and body pains reminds me that this city is so dangerous.Ī gang of hooligans attacked us. Xuan later micro-blogged over Weibo saying “I really wish all of this is just a nightmare. He suffered from a fractured nose and burns from a cigarette.
Xuan, one of the Chinese who was assaulted is studying for his Master’s degree at the University of Technology Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald, an Australian newspaper reported that what appears to be a racial attack has triggered anger amongst more than 3,000 students who are considering staging a rally against such race based assaults.
Five were arrested including two girls.įollowing the incident China’s consulate in Sydney warned local Chinese from unnecessary commuting at night on public transport. On Monday, two Chinese international students were assaulted and robbed on a train in Sydney by six teenagers aged 14 to 18 years old.
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