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BEIJING - Chinese state TV included dancers in blackface portraying Africans during a national broadcast as Asia welcomed the lunar Year of the Ox with subdued festivities Friday amid travel curbs to contain renewed coronavirus outbreaks.

The “African Song and Dance” performance Thursday came at start of the Spring Festival Gala, one of the world's most-watched TV programs. It included Chinese dancers in African-style costumes and dark face makeup beating drums.

The five-hour annual program, which state TV has said in the past is seen by as many as 800 million viewers, also included tributes to nurses, doctors and others who fought the coronavirus pandemic that began in central China in late 2019.

Festivities for the holiday, normally East Asia's busiest tourism season, are muted after China, Vietnam, Taiwan and other governments tightened travel curbs and urged the public to avoid big gatherings following renewed virus outbreaks.

China's ruling Communist Party tries to promote an image of unity with African nations as fellow developing economies. But state broadcaster China Central Television has faced criticism over using blackface to depict African people in past New Year broadcasts.

On Twitter, Black Livity China, a group for people of African descent who work in or with China, called the broadcast “extremely disappointing.” It noted CCTV's 2018 Spring Festival Gala featured performers in blackface with a monkey.

“We cannot stress enough the impact scenes such as these have on African and Afro-diasporic communities living in China,” the group said.

Elsewhere in China, Buddhist and Daoist temples that usually are packed with holiday worshippers were closed. Streets in major cities were largely empty.

Visitors gathered outside the locked gates of the Tibetan-style Lama Temple on Beijing's north side to burn incense and pray.

Ji Jianping, who wore a jacket and face mask in red, the traditional colour of good fortune, said she and her family skipped visiting their hometown in the northern province of Shanxi due to the pandemic.

“I wish for safety and health, as well as happiness for my family,” said Ji, 62.

The government's appeal to China's public to avoid travel is denting spending on tourism and gifts. But economists say the overall impact might be limited if factories, shops and factories keep operating instead of taking their usual two-week break.

The Commerce Ministry said it found 48 million more people in Chinese cities planned to celebrate where they live instead of travelling. Departures from Beijing's two major airports were down 75% from last year on Wednesday, the Chinese capital's government reported.

In Taiwan, merchants said this year's sales are up 10%-20% because Taiwanese celebrated at home with family dinners instead of travelling abroad.

“Business this year is good. We have even more people,” said a sausage vendor in the capital, Taipei, who would give only his surname, Tsai. “People stay home and prepare food for year-end dinner to share with friends and family.”

'Go back to Africa!' Half-black beauty blogger, 24, faces racist abuse in China amid rising discrimination against Africans during coronavirus pandemic

• Zhong Feifei, 24, has received racist comments online for her African heritage
• Came after the beauty blogger was revealed to join a popular Chinese show
• Some people even used the Chinese equivalent of the 'N-word' to attack her
• Zhong was born in northern China to a Chinese mother and Congolese father
• But some of her fans responded to the attacks by sending her supportive notes

Zhong Feifei, 24, has seen her social media page flooded with pejorative comments and ethnic slurs in the past week since she was revealed to be a contestant in a Chinese TV show.

Some people went as far as using the Chinese equivalent of the 'N-word' while others told her to 'go back to Africa'.

The Boston University graduate first appeared to the public as a beauty blogger on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, before joining the reality show in China.

Zhong Feifei, 24, recently joined as a candidate for the Chinese competition show Produce Camp 2020, a spin-off of the popular South Korean reality programme Produce 101

A half-black, half-Asian singer has been racially abused by Chinese internet users because of her African origin amid rising discrimination against black people in China during the coronavirus crisis

China's warnings against 'imported' coronavirus cases have stirred up anti-foreigner sentiment among its people.

African expats in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, have claimed to be evicted from their homes, banned from entering restaurants and turned away from hotels because the locals think they might have COVID-19.

US and African officials have confronted China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of black people.

McDonald's had to close a chain in Guangzhou after it banned black people from entering.


Zhong Feifei, a graduate student, whose Chinese social media page has been flooded with pejorative comments and racist slurs since the TV show revealed the contestant on April 8

Mix-raced Zhong, a student, was recently selected as a contender for the Chinese competition show Produce Camp 2020, a spin-off of the popular South Korean reality programme Produce 101.

She was born in the Liaoning Province of northern China to a Chinese mother and a Congolese father, according to the press.

She graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in 2018 and is now completing a master course of intelligence and counterterrorism at Johns Hopkins University.

The 24-year-old vlogger is among the 100 female trainees who will compete with each other in the reality show to fight for a position in a new idol group.

The first season of the reality show series, which was aired in 2018, amassed over 1.8billion views within the first four episodes, Chinese media report. It remains disclosed when the new Produce Camp 2020 will be broadcasted.

While the trainees have been building up their fan bases since the announcement, Ms Zhong is forced to deal with a storm of racial attacks due to her African heritage.

Some Chinese web users even commented on her social media posts with a translation of the derogatory 'N-word'.

One comment read: 'Go back to Africa please, thanks.'

Another one said: 'Has the beauty standard in China become so international that now we will have idol groups with black girls?'

The 24-year-old vlogger Zhong Feifei is among the 100 female trainees who will compete with each other in the Chinese reality show to fight for a position in a new idol group

Ms Zhong graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in 2018 and is now completing a master course of intelligence and counterterrorism at Johns Hopkins University

Supporters of the contestant, who has over 31,000 followers on her Chinese Twitter-like Weibo, have been leaving Ms Zhong positive messages in a response to the racial attacks.

One commenter wrote: 'Sister, don't care about the trash. You are so beautiful! I fell in love with you at first sight. Keep going!'

Another one read: 'A bunch of grown-up men to attack a girl because of her skin tone is utterly shameful.'

As China prepares for a second wave of COVID-19 cases to hit their cities, black people living in the country said they've been discriminated against and faced racism, particularly in the southern city Guangzhou.

A U.S. Embassy security alert on Saturday said that 'police ordered bars and restaurants not to serve clients who appear to be of African origin,' and local officials have launched mandatory testing and self-quarantine for 'anyone with 'African contacts'.'

Some Africans have even described being suddenly evicted from their homes.

Africans in Guangzhou also claimed they have shunned by others in public and targeted for additional COVID-19 tests without ever seeing the results.

People wearing masks walk on the street in African Village in Guangzhou of southern China

Nigeria's House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila (right) spoke with Ambassador Zhou Pingjian (left) last week to discuss his concerns over racism

A McDonald's restaurant in China has come under fire after banning black people from entering the store out of fears that they might be coronavirus carriers.

A video recently circulating online showed a customer holding a sign that read: 'We've been informed from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant.' The store is believed to be located in the southern Chinese city Guangzhou.

The footage sparked uproar online after the fast-food chain was accused of fuelling the rising xenophobia, particularly towards African nationals, in the country.

McDonald's said the notice 'is not representative of our inclusive values'. The US fast-food giant has temporarily closed the branch, according to a statement."

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