Gov’t Summons Chinese Ambassador; Condemns China Over Racist Attacks

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway has expressed disappointment over reports of inhumane treatment meted out to Ghanaians in China in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese authorities have reportedly started kicking out blacks from the Guandong province following a spike in imported coronavirus cases in the country.

However the Minister in a statement, expressed regret about the ill-treatment being meted out to Africans in China.

“I have been briefed on the inhumane treatment being meted out to Ghanaians and other African nationals in the People’s Republic China with regards to the COVID-19 outbreak.

“I regret and highly condemn this act of ill-treatment and racial discrimination.I have therefore summoned the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Shi Ting Wang to register my disappointment and call for his government to immediately address the situation and bring officials to order.” part of the statement reads.

Read full statement below: