"China's Failure to Address Online Racism Against Black People Exposed"
Human Rights Watch has called on China to address the increasing prevalence of racist content targeting Black people on Chinese social media platforms. The rights group found that platforms such as Weibo, Douyin, Bilibili, Livestream, Kuaishou, and Xiaohongshu have failed to deal with offensive racial stereotypes and hate speech. Influencer videos depicting Black Africans as primitive and Black people in relationships with Chinese as traitors were widely shared. Human Rights Watch also highlighted the online abuse and threats faced by Chinese in interracial relationships with Black people. The group urged the Chinese government and social media platforms to take action against racism and promote tolerance.